von
Icelandic
/vɔːn/
noun
Definitions
- hope, expectation
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse ván (hope, expectation) derived from Proto-Germanic *wēniz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wēniz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *wen- Proto-Indo-European
- *wenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wēniz Proto-Germanic
- von Norwegian Nynorsk
- wen Old English
- wēn Old English
- iwon Middle English
- ván Old Norse
- ón Old Norse
- svikinn Icelandic
- tál Icelandic
- tálvon Icelandic
- vonsvikinn Icelandic
- vón Faroese
- 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *wān Old Dutch
- wān Old Dutch
- von Westrobothnian
- uon Elfdalian