Where does “wenen” come from?
wenen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wennen, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Ancestry of “wenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wennen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wanjaną | to accustom, to make used to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “wenen”