Where does “vinstri” come from?

vinstri (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vinstri (Icelandic): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “vinstri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevinstri—
2Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
3Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “vinstri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →