Wone
/woʊn/noun
An archaic English word meaning a dwelling, customary place, habit, or established practice.
Did you know?Wone survives in the same Germanic word-family as “wont,” preserving an old idea that what you repeatedly do becomes your settled nature.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*wunōną
“To dwell, remain, or inhabit a place.”
Old English
Old English
wunian
“To dwell, remain, continue, or become accustomed to.”
Old English
Old English
wun
“A dwelling, habitation, custom, or habitual practice.”
Middle English
Middle English
wone
“A dwelling place, customary state, habit, or practice.”
14th–16th Century
English
wone
“An established custom or habitual condition; also a place of residence.”
Modern English
English
wone
“An obsolete or dialectal word for dwelling, habit, or customary practice.”