wen

[vɛn] · verb

Meaning

to win

Etymology / origin

From Old Frisian winna, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to gain, win”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”).

*wenh₁-(ine-pro)→
*winnaną(gem-pro)→
*winnan(gmw-pro)→
winna(ofs)→
wen (North Frisian)
Relations: der, der, der, der

Related words

winna(ofs)*winnan(gmw-pro)*winnaną(gem-pro)*wenh₁-(ine-pro)

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