Where does “wennian” come from?

wennian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wennian (Old Saxon): to accustom

Definitions

  1. to accustom

Ancestry of “wennian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →