Where does “win” come from?

win (Middle English) comes from Old English 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,...

win (Middle English): Alternative form of wynne; benefit, gain, profit;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wynne; benefit, gain, profit;...

Ancestry of “win”, step by step

win traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wīn

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

via Old English winn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwinncontention, war; toil, labor, trouble, hardship;...
2Proto-West Germanicwinnanto strive, to struggle
3Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “win”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →