winnen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch winnen, from Old Dutch winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.nə(n)/ Hyphenation: win‧nen Rhymes: -ɪnən === Verb === winnen (transitive or intransitive) to win, to triumph, to be victorious (in) (transitive) to acquire (transitive) to extract, to refine, to harvest (from base materials such as ore or crops) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: wen, win Berbice Creole Dutch: won Negerhollands: win, wind → Sranan Tongo: wini → Caribbean Javanese: wini → Kari'na: winimary == Low German == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German winnen, from Old Saxon winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”). Compare Dutch winnen, German gewinnen, English win, Norwegian vinne, Swedish vinna. ==== Verb ==== winnen (past singular wunn, past participle wunnen, auxiliary verb hebben) to win ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German [Term?], from Old Saxon windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”). Compare German winden, Dutch winden, English wind. ==== Verb ==== winnen (past singular wunn, past participle wunnen, auxiliary verb hebben) to wind to wreathe to winch to wrest ===== Conjugation ===== == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German wenen, from Old High German wennen, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną. Cognate with German gewöhnen, Dutch (ge)wennen, English wean. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvinən] Rhymes: -inən === Verb === winnen (third-person singular present winnt, past participle gewinnt, auxiliary verb hunn) alternative form of gewinnen (“to get used, accustomed to”) (dated) to bring up, raise, educate Synonyms: erzéien, zillen ==== Conjugation ==== == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, desire, wish, love”). === Verb === winnen to win, to acquire through effort, to earn to acquire, to get to gain to delve, to mine to conquer, to take (of a male) to beget (a child), to sire (of a female) to give birth to ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: winnenAfrikaans: wen, winBerbice Creole Dutch: wonNegerhollands: win, wind→ Sranan Tongo: wini→ Caribbean Javanese: wini→ Kari'na: winimary Limburgish: winne === Further reading === “winnen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “winnen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Alternative forms === win, winne, wine, when, wynnen, wyn, wynne, wyne wen, wene, whin, whyn (Northern) winnie, winnien, wunnen, wynnye, wynnyen (Southwestern) winnien, wunnen, wynnyen (southwest Midlands) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English winnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną (“to labor; to win, gain; to fight, strive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwinən/ === Verb === winnen (third-person singular simple present winneth, present participle winnende, first-/third-person singular past indicative wan, past participle wonnen) to exert effort, strive for to fight against, war against to suffer to gain (territory, wisdom, success, a cow, a prize, etc.) to make profit, a living, earn a salary to beget to defeat, triumph over, subjugate to proceed, go to take, remove ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== awinnen biwinnen iwinnen wynnere wynnyng ==== Descendants ==== English: win Scots: win === References === “winnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.