Where does “געוווינען” come from?

געוווינען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gewenen, from Old High German gawenian, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

געוווינען (Yiddish): to accustom

Definitions

  1. to accustom

Ancestry of “געוווינען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangewenen—
2Old High Germangawenian—
3Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “געוווינען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →Every word from Old High German gawenian →