Where does “wan” come from?

wan (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic winnan, from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wan (North Frisian): to win

Definitions

  1. to win

Ancestry of “wan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwinna—
2Proto-West Germanicwinnanto strive, to struggle
3Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic winnan →