Where does “vín” come from?

vín (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vín, 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,...

vín (Icelandic): wine; liquor, alcohol, an alcoholic beverage

Definitions

  1. wine; liquor, alcohol, an alcoholic beverage

Ancestry of “vín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevínwine
2Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
3Latinvīnumwine
4Proto-Italicwīnomwine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nomEvery word from Proto-Italic wīnom
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