vanur

Icelandic

/ˈvaːnʏr/

adj

Definitions

experienced
(in connection with habit) to be used to doing something

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vanr (lacking, accustomed, wont) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wanaz (lacking, deficient, missing, absent).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wanaz

Gloss

lacking, deficient, missing, absent

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*h₁weh₂- Proto-Indo-European
*wāno- Proto-Indo-European
*wanaz Proto-Germanic
van Swedish
van Norwegian Nynorsk
wan- Old English
van- Old Norse
vanr Old Norse
van Danish
𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 Gothic
wan- Old Saxon