Where does “win” come from?

win (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “win”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevinrfriend
2Proto-Norseᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉfriend
3Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “win”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ →