wanen

Dutch (Brabantic)

verb

Definitions

to misbelieve (believe falsely or incorrectly)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch wânen inherited from Old Dutch wānen 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
bewanen Middle Dutch
wanen Middle Dutch
wânen Middle Dutch
wanen Old High German
wānen Old High German
𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*wānijan gmw-pro
wanen Old Dutch
wānen Old Dutch
wanian Old Saxon