Where does “wennen” come from?

wennen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wennen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →
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