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Where does “vinna” come from?

vinna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vinna (Old Norse): to accomplish

Definitions

  1. to accomplish

Ancestry of “vinna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vinna”

  • återvinning
  • övervinna
  • återvinna
  • vinna
  • lettvint
  • overvinne
  • gjenvinne
  • lettvinn
  • utvinne
  • vinne
  • -vinn
  • vinne
  • lettvint
  • -vint
  • vann
  • lettvinn
  • vinna
  • vinna
  • heimavinna
  • vinnumaður
  • vinnukona
  • erfiðisvinna
  • vinnustaður
  • handavinna
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