Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/winnaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wen-. But see Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*winnaną[1][2]

  1. to labour, toil
  2. to win, gain
  3. to fight, strive

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*winnan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 587
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wennanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 455