see|Appendix:Variations of "wan"

English

Etymology
OE. wan-#Old English|wan-. Cognate with German wahn-, Swedish van-.

Pronunciation
IPA|/w�n/

Prefix
infl|en|prefix|cat=prefixes

1. context|obsolete|_|except in Scots Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense �bad, un-�

#:Examples: wanhope, wanrest

Dutch
Prefix
wan-

1. A prefix which confers a negative connotation to the stem which follows it (which can be a noun, adjective, or verb).

Derived terms
wantrouwend

Category:Dutch prefixes

Old English

Etymology
From Ger.|ang *wan-. Cognate with Old Saxon wan-#Old Saxon|wan-, Old High German wan-#Old High German|wan- (German wahn-), Old Norse van- (Swedish van-).

Pronunciation
IPA|/wan/

Prefix
wan-

1. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense �bad, un-, wan-#English|wan-�.

Category:Old English affixes

Scots

Etymology
OE.|sco wan-#Old English|wan-. Cognate with German wahn-, Swedish van-.

Pronunciation
IPA|/w�n/

Prefix
wan-

1. Preceding nouns and adjectives with the sense �bad, un-�

#:Examples: wanhope, wanrest

Category:Scots prefixes

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