Where does “gjenvinne” come from?

gjenvinne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vinne, from Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

gjenvinne (Norwegian Bokmål): to recover; to regain

Definitions

  1. to recover; to regain

Ancestry of “gjenvinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvinneto win; to gain
2Old Norsevinnato accomplish
3Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “gjenvinne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winnaną →Every word from Old Norse vinna →