Where does “won” come from?
Won derives from English win, which continues Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to desire or strive.
won (English): simple past tense and past participle of win; To...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of win; To...
Ancestry of “won”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 원 | won; the official currency of South Korea, sign =... |
| 2 | English | One | — |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |