Want

German (Berlin)

/vant/

noun

Definitions

(nautical) shroud

Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch want derived from Old Dutch *giwant derived from Proto-Germanic *gawandą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gawandą

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

wand Dutch, Flemish
want Dutch, Flemish
*gawandą Proto-Germanic
*wanduz Proto-Germanic
want Middle Dutch
*giwant Old Dutch
wanda Old Dutch