Where does “*winistr” come from?

*winistr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “*winistr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
2Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “*winistr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →
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