Where does “Winnst” come from?
Winnst (Low German) comes from Low German winnen, from Middle Low German winnen, from Old Saxon winnan, from Proto-West Germanic winnan, from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Winnst (Low German): profit
Ancestry of “Winnst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | winnen | to win; to wind; to wreathe |
| 2 | Middle Low German | winnen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | winnan | to fight for |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | winnan | to strive, to struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | winnaną | to swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |