Where does “ven” come from?

ven (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vænn, from Proto-Germanic wēniz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

ven (Norwegian Bokmål): beautiful

Definitions

  1. beautiful

Ancestry of “ven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevænnlikely, to be expected; bidding fair, likely to...
2Proto-Germanicwēnizlikely, to be expected; promising, hopeful; hope,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēniz →Every word from Old Norse vænn →