wonen

Middle English

verb

Definitions

to abide, to dwell

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wunian (dwell, be accustomed to, be accustomed).

Origin

Old English

wunian

Gloss

dwell, be accustomed to, be accustomed

Concept

Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

inwone English
wone English
woning English
*wunāną Proto-Germanic
gewunian Old English
wunian Old English
wunung Old English
þurhwunian Old English