Where does “Wine” come from?

Wine derives from Old English winn, from Latin vinum, a word of uncertain ultimate origin denoting an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes.

Ancestry of “Wine”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	wyn	wine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form...
2	Old English	wīn	wine, vine
3	Proto-West Germanic	wīn	wine
4	Proto-Germanic	wīną	wine
5	Latin	vīnum	—
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,...

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