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I. wen-1
To desire, strive for.1. Suffixed form *wen-w-. win, from Old English winnan, to win, from Germanic *winn(w)an, to seek to gain.2. Suffixed zero-grade form *wn̥-yā-. wynn, winsome, from Old English wynn, wen, pleasure, joy, from Germanic *wunjō.3. Suffixed (stative) zero-grade form *wn̥-ē-, to be contented. won1, wont, from Old English wunian, to become accustomed to, dwell, from Germanic *wunēn.4. Suffixed (causative) o-grade form *won-eyo-. wean, from Old English wenian, to accustom, train, wean, from Germanic *wanjan.5. ween, from Old English wēnan, to expect, imagine, think, from Germanic denominative *wēnjan, to hope, from *wēniz, hope.6. Suffixed zero-grade form *wn̥-sko-. wish, from Old English wȳscan, to desire, wish, from Germanic *wunsk-.7. Perhaps o-grade form *won-.8. Suffixed form *wen-es-.9. Possibly suffixed form *wen-eto-, “beloved.” Wend, from Old High German Winid, Wend, from Germanic *Weneda-, a Slavic people.13. Possibly zero-grade suffixed form *wn̥-ig-. banyan, from Sanskrit vaṇik, vāṇijaḥ, merchant (? < “seeking to gain”).[Pokorny 1. u̯en- 1146.]II. wen-2To beat, wound.1. Suffixed zero-grade form *wn̥-to-. wound1, from Old English wund, a wound, from Germanic *wundaz.2. Suffixed o-grade form *won-yo-. wen1, from Old English wen(n), wæn(n), wen, from Germanic *wanja-, a swelling.[Pokorny u̯en- 1108.]
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