Where does “waane” come from?

waane (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wine, from Proto-West Germanic wini, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

waane (North Frisian): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “waane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwinefriend
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 →