Wont
/wɒnt/noun
Accustomed or used to doing something; a habitual practice or custom.
Did you know?Wont comes from Old English *gewunod* (“accustomed”), ultimately tied to the same ancient root behind *won* and *wonted*, not to any occult or magical source.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
gewunod
“accustomed, in the habit of”
Middle English
ME
wont
“accustomed; customary”
16th Century
English
wont
“in the habit of; accustomed to”
Modern English
English
wont
“habitually inclined; accustomed”
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