Where does “vend” come from?

vend (Estonian) comes from Estonian veli, from Proto-Finnic velji, from Proto-Germanic swelijō, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

vend (Estonian): brother; guy, dude, fellow, chap

Definitions

  1. brother; guy, dude, fellow, chap

Ancestry of “vend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvelibrother
2Proto-Finnicveljibrother
3Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “vend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →