Where does “vín” come from?

vín (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vín (Old Norse): wine

Definitions

  1. wine

Ancestry of “vín”, step by step

vín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wīną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
2Latinvīnumwine
3Proto-Italicwīnomwine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Old Norse Bjǫrgvin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseBjǫrgvinmeadow between the mountains
2Old NorsebjargAlternative form of berg; cliff
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “vín”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →