van

Swedish

adj
Definitions
  • accustomed to; used to, have the habit to
  • experienced, adept

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse vanr (lacking, accustomed, wont) derived from Proto-Germanic *wanaz (lacking, deficient, missing, absent) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wāno-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wāno-

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