Where does “gewenen” come from?

gewenen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gawenian, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “gewenen”, step by step

gewenen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German gawenian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangawenian—
2Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Old High German giwennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangiwennen—
2Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain

Words derived from “gewenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →Every word from Old High German gawenian →