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English word win comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wen-, Proto-Indo-European *wā-, and later Proto-Germanic *winnaną (To fight, strive. To labour, toil. To swink. To win, gain.)
*wen- (Proto-Indo-Iranian)
*wā- (Proto-Indo-European)
*wun- (Proto-Indo-European)
*winnaną (Proto-Germanic)
To fight, strive. To labour, toil. To swink. To win, gain.
winnan (Old English)
To struggle, suffer, contend.
winnen (Middle English)
win (English)
(intransitive) To achieve victory.. (obsolete, transitive) To conquer, defeat.. (transitive) To cause a victory for someone.. (transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.. (transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).. (transitive) To obtain (something desired).. (transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a [...]