væna

Old Swedish

verb

Definitions

to believe, assume
to suspect

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse væna inherited from Proto-Germanic *wēnijaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wēnijaną

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*wēnijaną Proto-Germanic
wenan Old English
væna Old Norse
wanen Old High German
wānen Old High German
𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*wānijan gmw-pro
wanen Old Dutch
wānen Old Dutch
wanian Old Saxon
venäs Westrobothnian