Where does “afvænne” come from?

afvænne (Danish) comes from Danish vænne, from Old Danish wæniæ, from Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

afvænne (Danish): to wean, wean off

Definitions

  1. to wean, wean off

Ancestry of “afvænne”, step by step

afvænne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vænne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvænneto make someone accustomed to; get used to, get...
2Old Danishwæniæ—
3Old Norsevenjato accustom, to make used to; to train; to get...
4Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Danish af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafby; of; from
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “afvænne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →Every word from Old Norse venja →