Wanne

German (Berlin)

/ˈvanə/

noun
Definitions
  • tub; flat-bottomed vessel
  • (historical) winnowing basket
  • (slang) police van

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German wanna derived from Latin vannus (winnowing basket, a van, fan for winnowing grain, a winnowing basket, or fan for winnowing grain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (blow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂weh₁-

Gloss

blow

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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