Where does “lettvinn” come from?

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

lettvinn (Norwegian Bokmål): easy, simple; handy; agile, nimble

Definitions

  1. easy, simple; handy; agile, nimble

Ancestry of “lettvinn”, step by step

lettvinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vinne

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

via Norwegian Bokmål lett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålletteasy; light; easily, lightly
2Old Norseléttrlight; easy
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winnaną →Every word from Old Norse vinna →
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