וואַנע

Yiddish

noun

Definitions

bathtub

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German wanna derived from Latin vannus (winnowing basket, a van, fan for winnowing grain, a winnowing basket, or fan for winnowing grain).

Origin

Latin

vannus

Gloss

winnowing basket, a van, fan for winnowing grain, a winnowing basket, or fan for winnowing grain

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ad- Latin
vannus Latin
Wanne German
vanni Italian
wan Dutch, Flemish
van French
ва́нна Russian
*h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
abano Portuguese
fann Old English
abano Galician
wannen Middle Dutch
wanna Old High German
*watnos Proto-Italic