Where does “Vincent” come from?

Vincent (German) comes from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from Latin vincēns, from Latin vincō, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “Vincent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchVincent—
2LatinVincentius—
3Latinvincēnswinning
4Latinvincōto win
5Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k- →