Where does “entwinnen” come from?
entwinnen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish winnen, from Middle High German wenen, from Old High German wennen, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
entwinnen (Luxembourgish): to wean
Ancestry of “entwinnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | winnen | to get used to, to adapt to, to familiarise with;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wenen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wennen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wanjaną | to accustom, to make used to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |