Where does “viinni” come from?

viinni (Greenlandic) comes from Danish vin, from Old Danish win, from Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

viinni (Greenlandic): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “viinni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvinwine; vine
2Old Danishwin—
3Old Norsevinrfriend
4Proto-Norseᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉfriend
5Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ →