Etymology

wan't

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wan't · verb1

Misspelt by confusion with words formed with the enclitic n't.

wan't · verb2

Misspelt possibly by pronunciatory disanalogy with wonder–wander — whose first syllables are pronounced, respectively, wŭn and wŏn — the latter being closer to the pronunciation of won't: wōnt.

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