vän

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Swedish word vän comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wen-, Proto-Indo-European *wā-, and later Proto-Germanic *winiz (Loved one, friend.)

*wen- (Proto-Indo-Iranian)

*wā- (Proto-Indo-European)

*wun- (Proto-Indo-European)

*winiz (Proto-Germanic)

Loved one, friend.

ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (Proto-Norse)

Friend.

vinr (Old Norse)

Friend.

vän (Swedish)

A friend.

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