Where does “wijn” come from?
wijn (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
wijn (Dutch): wine, an alcoholic beverage produced by a certain...
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Ancestry of “wijn”, step by step
wijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch wijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wijn | wine |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wīn | wine |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wīn | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 5 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Dutch druif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | druif | grape; grapeshot, shrapnel round |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | druve | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thrūva | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrūbō | cluster; grape |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrubō | cluster, bunch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrubô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | trup-ḗn ~ trup-nés | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḗn | Derives nouns from roots |