Where does “winna” come from?

winna (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic winnan, from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “winna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwinnanto strive, to struggle
2Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “winna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic winnan →