Where does “lettvinn” come from?

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

lettvinn (Norwegian Nynorsk): easy, simple; handy; agile, nimble

Definitions

  1. easy, simple; handy; agile, nimble

Ancestry of “lettvinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-vinnused to form adjectives
2Norwegian NynorskvinneAlternative form of vinna
3Norwegian Nynorskvinnato win
4Old Norsevinnato accomplish
5Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winnaną →Every word from Old Norse vinna →