Where does “wine” come from?
Wine comes from Old English winn, from Old English winnan, from Latin vīnum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- meaning to blow or weave.
wine (English): An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the...
Definitions
- An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the...
Ancestry of “wine”, step by step
wine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English wyn
| 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 | 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 Middle English win
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | win | Alternative form of wynne; benefit, gain, profit;... |
| 2 | Old English | winn | contention, war; toil, labor, trouble, hardship;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | winnan | to strive, to struggle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | winnaną | to swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |