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Where does “vænn” come from?

vænn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vænn, from Proto-Germanic wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vænn (Icelandic): kind, good; hefty, sturdy

Definitions

  1. kind, good; hefty, sturdy

Ancestry of “vænn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevænnlikely, to be expected; bidding fair, likely to...
2Proto-Germanicwēnizlikely, to be expected; promising, hopeful; hope,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “vænn”

  • notendavænn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →