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wonen
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wōnen, from Old Dutch wonon, from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).
Pronunciation
Verb
wonen
- (intransitive) to live (in a certain place)
Conjugation
Derived terms
- bewonen
- bijwonen
- inwonen
- samenwonen
- scheefwonen
- uitwonen
- woning
- woonachtig
- woonbaar
- woongemeenschap
- woongenot
- woongroep
- woonhuis
- woonkamer
- woonzaam
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
Verb
wōnen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: wonen
- Limburgish: woeane, wónne
Further reading
- “wonen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wonen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English wunian (“to dwell, be accustomed to”).
Verb
wonen (third-person singular simple present woneth, present participle wonende, wonynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle woned)
- to abide, to dwell
- c. 1378-9, [William Langland], “Passus primus de visione”, in The Vision of Pierce Plowman [...] (Cr, B-text), London: […] Roberte Crowley, […], published 1550, →OCLC, folio v, verso:
- Therin wonneth a wyght that Wronge is Ihote / Father of falſhead, and founded it him ſelfe / Adam and Eue he egged to yll, / Councelled Cayne to kyll his brother
- Therein dwells a creature that Wrong is named, / Father of falsehood, and founded it himself. / Adam and Eve he egged to ill, / Counselled Cain to kill his brother
Descendants
- English: wone
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