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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

  1. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the...

Ancestry of “wine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwynwine; Alternative form of wynne; Alternative form...
2Old Englishwīnwine, vine
3Proto-West Germanicwīnwine
4Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
5Latinvīnum—
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “wine”

  • Wine
  • Burgundy
  • winery
  • Burgundian
  • burgundy
  • winemaking
  • winemaker
  • winepress
  • wino
  • wineskin
  • wineshop
  • winegrowing
  • Winesap
  • winebibber
  • winecup
  • winemerchant
  • winegrower
  • winetasting
  • winelike
  • wineless
  • winegrape
  • winetaster
  • nonwine
  • winebox
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