Where does “perfince” come from?

perfince (Old English) comes from Latin pervinca, from Latin vinciō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “perfince”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpervincaperiwinkle
2Latinvinciōto bind, tie up, fetter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “perfince”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k- →