Where does “giwennen” come from?

giwennen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “giwennen”, step by step

giwennen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic winnaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Proto-Germanic wanjaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to

Words derived from “giwennen”

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