Where does “wōnen” come from?

wōnen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wonon, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wōnen (Middle Dutch): to live, to have a home

Definitions

  1. to live, to have a home

Ancestry of “wōnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwononto live, to dwell
2Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
3Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wōnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wunēn →