waan
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- delusion
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish waan (delusion, insanity) inherited from Middle Dutch waen inherited from Old Dutch *wān inherited from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wēniz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- misween English
- overween English
- underween English
- ween English
- argwaan Dutch, Flemish
- waan Dutch, Flemish
- waanbeeld Dutch, Flemish
- waanzin Dutch, Flemish
- waanzinnig Dutch, Flemish
- *wen- Proto-Indo-European
- *wenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wēniz Proto-Germanic
- wen Old English
- wēn Old English
- wene Middle English
- ván Old Norse
- ón Old Norse
- waen Middle Dutch
- wâen Middle Dutch
- 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *wān Old Dutch
- wān Old Dutch