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
Ancestry of “ven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vænn | likely, to be expected; bidding fair, likely to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēniz | likely, to be expected; promising, hopeful; hope,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |