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

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

Words derived from “wenen”

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