wanse

Meaning

Verb

• To wane; waste, waste away; pine; wither.

Origin

• From Middle English wansen ("to decrease, diminish"), from Old English wansian ("to diminish"), from Proto-Germanic *wansōną, *wanisōną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- ("empty"). Cognate with Old Norse vansa ("to do too little"), Old Norse vansi ("lack, want"). More at wane.