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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 become accustomed; to become...

Definitions

  1. to get used , to become accustomed; to become...

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”

  • verwennen
  • ontwennen
  • onwennig
  • afwennen
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