Where does “וווינונג” come from?
וווינונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וווינען, from Old High German wonēn, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
וווינונג (Yiddish): residence, home
Ancestry of “וווינונג”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | וווינען | to live, dwell, reside |
| 2 | Old High German | wonēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wunēn | to stay, to dwell, to live |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wunāną | To be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |