Where does “vinne” come from?

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

vinne (Norwegian Bokmål): to win; to gain

Definitions

  1. to win; to gain

Ancestry of “vinne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vinne”

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