Where does “wine” come from?

wine (Old English) comes from Old English hlǣw, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

wine (Old English): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “wine”, step by step

wine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hlǣw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlǣwburial mound; hill
2Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old English wini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwinifriend
2Proto-West Germanicwinifriend
3Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaiwaz →