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Where does “wn̥h₁yeh₂” come from?

wn̥h₁yeh₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wn̥h₁yeh₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wn̥h₁yeh₂”

  • wine
  • Wine
  • Burgundy
  • wen
  • winery
  • Burgundian
  • winsome
  • burgundy
  • venial
  • winemaking
  • winemaker
  • winepress
  • wino
  • wineskin
  • winsomeness
  • wineshop
  • winne
  • winsomely
  • winegrowing
  • Winesap
  • winebibber
  • winecup
  • winemerchant
  • winegrower
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