Win etymology

English

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.)

Detailed word origin of win

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*wen- Proto-Indo-Iranian (iir-pro)
*wā- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*wun- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*winnaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To fight, strive. To labour, toil. To swink. To win, gain.
winnan Old English (ang) To struggle, suffer, contend.
winnen Middle English (enm)
win English (en) (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 [...]

Words with the same origin as win

Descendants of *wā-

rewind wander wind wound