Where does “wenje” come from?

wenje (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wunia, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wenje (West Frisian): to live, reside to have shelter or housing

Definitions

  1. to live, reside to have shelter or housing

Ancestry of “wenje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwuniato reside, dwell; to stay, remain; to live in,...
2Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
3Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wenje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wunēn →