wen

Meaning

Noun

A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.

Adv

Alternative spelling of when.

Conj

Alternative spelling of when.

Pron

Alternative spelling of when.

Synonyms

lump

steatocystoma

pilar cyst

sebaceous cyst

tubercle

cyst

goitre

encysted swelling

encysted tumor

struma

swelling

bump

welt

wynn

sebaceouscyst

sebocystoma

hard tissue

fontanel

excrescence

lipoma

protuberance

scrofula

Translations

loupe

cisti sebacea

χελώνι

natta

uitwas

quisto sebáceo

quist

cisto sebáceo

σαρκώδης κύστη

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wen

Inherited from Old English: wenn

Cognate with Dutch: wen

Cognate with Low German: Ween

Cognate with German: Wenne

Cognate with Danish: van

In summary

From Middle English wen, wenne, from Old English wenn, wænn (“wen”), from Proto-Germanic *wanjaz. Cognate with Dutch wen (“goiter”), Low German Ween (“wen”), dialectal German Wenne (“wen”), Danish van, væne.