Where does “vine” come from?

Vine comes from Middle English vīne, from Anglo-Norman vigne, from Vulgar Latin vinia, from Latin vinea meaning grapevine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom.

vine (English): The climbing plant that produces grapes; Any...

Definitions

  1. The climbing plant that produces grapes; Any...

Ancestry of “vine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishvīne—
2Anglo-Normanvignevine; vineyard
3Vulgar Latinvinia—
4Latinvīneavineyard
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “vine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →