Where does “vainio” come from?

vainio (Finnish) comes from Proto-Norse hwainiō, from Proto-Germanic hwainō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

vainio (Finnish): large cultivated field

Definitions

  1. large cultivated field

Ancestry of “vainio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norsehwainiō—
2Proto-Germanichwainō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “vainio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwainō →Every word from Proto-Norse hwainiō →