Swedish word vän comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wen-, Proto-Indo-European *wā-, and later Proto-Germanic *winiz (Loved one, friend.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*wen- | Proto-Indo-Iranian (iir-pro) | |
*wā- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*wun- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*winiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Loved one, friend. |
ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ | Proto-Norse (gmq-pro) | Friend. |
vinr | Old Norse (non) | Friend. |
vän | Swedish (sv) | A friend. |