Where does “vinster” come from?

vinster (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse vinstri, from Proto-Germanic winistraz, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vinster (Westrobothnian): left; one of the intestines in cattle, the...

Definitions

  1. left; one of the intestines in cattle, the...

Ancestry of “vinster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevinstri—
2Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
3Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic winistraz →