Where does “winestra” come from?

winestra (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *winistr, from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

winestra (Old English): left (direction)

Definitions

  1. left (direction)

Ancestry of “winestra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*winistr—
2Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
3Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →