Where does “whynne” come from?

whynne (Middle English) comes from Old Norse hvein, from Proto-Germanic hwainō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

whynne (Middle English): Gorse or a similar plant

Definitions

  1. Gorse or a similar plant

Ancestry of “whynne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehveinswampy land; gorse, furze; swamp, marsh
2Proto-Germanichwainō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “whynne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwainō →Every word from Old Norse hvein →