Where does “wennen” come from?

wennen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wennen, from Old Dutch wennen, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wennen (Dutch): to get used (to), to become accustomed

Definitions

  1. to get used (to), to become accustomed

Ancestry of “wennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwennen—
2Old Dutchwennen—
3Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wennen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →Every word from Old Dutch wennen →