Where does “vinna” come from?

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

vinna (Norwegian Nynorsk): to win

Definitions

  1. to win

Ancestry of “vinna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vinna”

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