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*wenh₁-1‘to strive’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wunāną1‘to be wont’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wunēn1‘to stay, to dwell, to live’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wunian1‘to dwell, be accustomed to’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wonen1‘to abide, dwell’
- Englishearliest quotation 1596wone1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English wone
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene: “For now the best and noblest knight alive Prince…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wenh₁-Wiktionary, English wone‘to strive’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wunānąWiktionary, English wone‘to be wont’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wunēnWiktionary, English wone‘to stay, to dwell, to live’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wunianWiktionary, English wone‘to dwell, be accustomed to’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500wonenWiktionary, English wone‘to abide, dwell’
- Englishearliest quotation 1596woneWiktionary, English wone. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 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.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “wone”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- / wone