Where does “wini” come from?

wini (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wini, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wini (Old High German): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “wini”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wini”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wini →
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