Wan-

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Prefix 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Prefix

English

Etymology

Old English wan-. Cognate with German wahn-, Swedish van-.

Pronunciation

IPA: /wɒn/

Prefix

wan-

1. (obsolete exceot in Scots) preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘bad, un-’

   wanhope, wanrest

Old English

Etymology

From Germanic *wan-. Cognate with Old Saxon wan-, Old High German wan- (German wahn-), Old Norse van- (Swedish van-).

Pronunciation

IPA: /wan/

Prefix

wan-

1. forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘bad, un-, wan-’