Where does “winnen” come from?

winnen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon winnan, from Proto-West Germanic winnan, from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “winnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwinnanto fight for
2Proto-West Germanicwinnanto strive, to struggle
3Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “winnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic winnan →
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