Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “wennen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wennen”

  • wenen
  • winnen
  • entwinnen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →