English
wone
Wone comes from Middle English wonen ‘to abide, dwell’, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną ‘to be wont’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘to strive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wenh₁-‘to strive’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wunāną‘to be wont’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wunēn‘to stay, to dwell, to live’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wunian‘to dwell, be accustomed to’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wonen‘to abide, dwell’
- Englishearliest quotation 1596wone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wenh₁-‘to strive’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wunāną‘to be wont’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wunēn‘to stay, to dwell, to live’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wunian‘to dwell, be accustomed to’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wonen‘to abide, dwell’
- Englishearliest quotation 1596wone
Earliest quotation: 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene: “For now the best and noblest knight alive Prince…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘to strive’
win, wish, wonder, venom, wen, wynn, venerable, wean, ween, winsome, venereal, venerate, 17 more
through Old English wunian ‘to dwell, be accustomed to’
through Middle English wonen ‘to abide, dwell’
Today it means
verb To live, reside, stay.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- / wone