Vän etymology

Swedish

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

Etymology of vän

Detailed word origin of vän

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*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.

Words with the same origin as vän

Descendants of *wā-

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