Where does “wijn” come from?

wijn (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic wīn, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

wijn (Middle Dutch): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “wijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīnwine
2Proto-West Germanicwīnwine
3Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
4Latinvīnumwine
5Proto-Italicwīnomwine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “wijn”

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