English word origin

Etymology of won

* Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.

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Source etymology 1

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verb

simple past and past participle of win

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.

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Inherited-form mentionwinnanang

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Source etymology 2

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verb

To live, remain. · To be accustomed to do something.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English wonen, from Old English wunian, from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inherited-form mentionwonenenm
Inherited-form mentionwunianang
Inherited-form mention*wunēngmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*wunānągem-pro
Inherited-form mention*wenh₁-ine-pro · to wish, love
Cognate mentionwonennl
Cognate mentionwohnende

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Source etymology 3

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noun

The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won), from Sinitic 圓 /圆 (“circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Doublet of yuan and yen.

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Borrowed-form mention원(圓)ko
Doublet mentionyuanen
Doublet mentionyenen

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