Where does “winnen” come from?

winnen (Low German) comes 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.

winnen (Low German): to win; to wind; to wreathe

Definitions

  1. to win; to wind; to wreathe

Ancestry of “winnen”, step by step

winnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German winnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwinnen—
2Old Saxonwinnanto fight for
3Proto-West Germanicwinnanto strive, to struggle
4Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Old Saxon windan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwindanto wind
2Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “winnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic winnan →