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
won traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 원
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 원 | won; the official currency of South Korea, sign =... |
| 2 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 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 |
via English stead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stead | A place, or spot, in general; A place where a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sted | a place, spot, locality; a position or place... |
| 3 | Old English | stede | place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |