Where does “venstre” come from?

venstre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venstre (Norwegian Bokmål): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “venstre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevinstri—
2Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
3Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “venstre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →