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
Ancestry of “waane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | wine | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wini | friend |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | winiz | loved one, friend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |