Etymology of the English word want
the English word
wantderived from the Old Norse word
vantaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*euə-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wanatonDate
The earliest known usage of want in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
wantage,
wannabe,
wanting,
wantedUsage
Word found in Modern English
