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Where does “wein” come from?

wein (German) comes from Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

wein (German): singular imperative of weinen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of weinen; first-person...

Ancestry of “wein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīnwine
2Old High Germanwīn—
3Proto-West Germanicwīnwine
4Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
5Latinvīnum—
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
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