Where does “wine” come from?

wine (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wini, from Proto-West Germanic wini, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wine (Middle High German): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “wine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwinifriend
2Proto-West Germanicwinifriend
3Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wini →