Where does “wennen” come from?

wennen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wennen, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwennen—
2Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wennen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →Every word from Old Dutch wennen →