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w
i
ne
N (masc)
a
friend
Source:
Ringe 2014
:333,
https://bosworthtoller.com/35887
originates from
PNWGmc
*winiz
"friend" (winiz
>
wini
>
wine) through pnwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:333)
PGmc
*weni-
"friend" (
oe-unstressed-vowel-merger
) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:579)