Ween Definition

Origin of Ween

• From Middle English wene, from Old English wÄ“n, wÄ“na (“hope, weening, expectation"), from Proto-Germanic *wÄ“niz, *wÄ“nÇ­ (“hope, expectation"), from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to strive, love, want, reach, win"). Cognate with German Wahn (“illusion, false hope").

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• From Middle English wenen, from Old English wÄ“nan, from Proto-Germanic *wÄ“nijanÄ…. Cognate with Dutch wanen, German wähnen.

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• Middle English wenen from Old English wēnan wen-¹ in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition