Where does “veine” come from?

veine (Middle English) comes from Old French veine, from Latin venia, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

veine (Middle English): vein; An act of penitence or supplication...

Definitions

  1. vein; An act of penitence or supplication...

Ancestry of “veine”, step by step

veine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French veine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveinevein
2Latinveniaindulgence, kindness; mercy, grace, favour;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Anglo-Norman veine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanveinevein

Words derived from “veine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂ →Every word from Latin venia →