Wäänt
See also: waant
Saterland Frisian
editEtymology
editUncertain. Possibly from Middle Low German vent (“boy, lad, servant”), from Old Saxon fendio (“foot-soldier”). If so, then cognate with Middle High German vent (“boy, lad, foot-soldier, pawn”), West Frisian feint (“servant, boyfriend”), Dutch vent (“guy, bloke, fellow”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editWäänt m (plural Wäänte)
Coordinate terms
edit- Wucht (“girl, lass”)
References
editCategories:
- Saterland Frisian terms with unknown etymologies
- Saterland Frisian terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Middle Low German
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Saxon
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/ɛːnt
- Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/ɛːnt/1 syllable
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian nouns
- Saterland Frisian masculine nouns
- stq:Male people