Where does “vänja” come from?

vänja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish vænia, from Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vänja (Swedish): to make someone accustomed to; get used to, get...

Definitions

  1. to make someone accustomed to; get used to, get...

Ancestry of “vänja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvæniato accustom, to make used to
2Old Norsevenjato accustom, to make used to; to train; to get...
3Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “vänja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →Every word from Old Norse venja →