Where does “winstar” come from?

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

winstar (Old High German): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “winstar”, step by step

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