Where does “wen” come from?
wen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch winnen, from Middle Dutch winnen, from Old Dutch winnan, from Proto-West Germanic winnan, from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
wen (Afrikaans): to win
Definitions
- to win
Ancestry of “wen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | winnen | to win, to triumph, to be victorious; to acquire;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | winnen | to win, to acquire through effort, to earn; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | winnan | to earn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | winnan | to strive, to struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | winnaną | to swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |