Where does “wēnan” come from?

wēnan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wēnijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

wēnan (Old English): to think (be of a certain opinion)

Definitions

  1. to think (be of a certain opinion)

Ancestry of “wēnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēnijanąto hope, to expect; to believe, to imagine
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “wēnan”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →