Where does “Wener” come from?

Wener (Dutch) comes from Dutch wenen, from Middle Dutch wênen, from Old Dutch wēnon, from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

Wener (Dutch): a Viennese; an inhabitant of Vienna

Definitions

  1. a Viennese; an inhabitant of Vienna

Ancestry of “Wener”, step by step

Wener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wenen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwenenTo cry, weep, shed tears
2Middle Dutchwênento cry, to weep
3Old Dutchwēnonto weep, to cry
4Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wainōną →