Where does “brennevin” come from?

brennevin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vin, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

brennevin (Norwegian Nynorsk): liquor (hard liquor), spirits

Definitions

  1. liquor (hard liquor), spirits

Ancestry of “brennevin”, step by step

brennevin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvinwine
2Old Norsevínwine
3Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
4Latinvīnumwine
5Proto-Italicwīnomwine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk brenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskbrenneAlternative form of brenna

via Middle Low German bernewin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbernewin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nomEvery word from Proto-Italic wīnom