Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "hope, expectation" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureswani(Frankish) wan(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsGanelon(Carolingian Cycle) Wenilo(Germanic) Same Spellingweniz Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 579. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 461.