Old English · prefix
wan-
- Part of speech
- prefix
- IPA
- /ˈwɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈwɑn (1 syllable)
Meaning
lacking, without; un-
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wana-, from Proto-Germanic *wanaz (“lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be lacking, be empty”).
Descendants
wan-
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