wont

• n. 習慣; 習慣的な活動
• adj.慣れている
• vi. 習慣的な、いつもの
• vt.慣れさせる

PIE*wenから、努力する、求める、望む、語源的にはwin, weanと同じ。

wont

wont: see wean

wont (adj.)

"accustomed," Middle English contraction of Old English wunod, past participle of wunian "to dwell, inhabit, exist; be accustomed, be used to," from Proto-Germanic *wunen "to be content, to rejoice" (cognates: Old Saxon wunon, Old Frisian wonia "to dwell, remain, be used to," Old High German wonen, German wohnen "to dwell;" related to Old English winnan, gewinnan "to win" (see win (v.)) and to wean; from PIE *wen- (1) "strive for, desire." The original meaning of the Germanic verbs was "be content, rejoice."

wont (n.)

"habitual usage, custom," c. 1400, from wont, adjective and verb.

1. Paul woke early,as was his wont .

ポールは早くから目を覚ましていた。

2.He was wont to fall asleep after supper.

彼はいつも夕食を食べ終わると居眠りしている。

3.He went to bed much earlier than was his wont .

彼（その夜）はいつもよりずっと早く就寝した。

4.He was wont to say that children are lazy.

彼はよく子供たちが怠け者だと言っている。

5.It is his wont to get up early.

早起きは彼の習慣だ。