Germanic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Germanic: *winnan- vb., *winnō(n), *wunnu-z

Meaning: battle, win

Gothic: winnan st.. ga-winnan st. `suffer'; *winnō f. (n) `passion, suffer', winna f. (ō) `passion'; *wunn-s f. (i) `suffering'

Old Norse: vinna st. `arbeiten; ausführen; nahen, reichen; gewinnen', vinna f. `Arbeit'; unn-r m. `Schwert'

Norwegian: vinna vb.

Swedish: vinna vb.

Danish: vinde vb.

Old English: winnan

English: win

Old Frisian: winna `strijden, verkrjigen, voltooien, verlangen'

Old Saxon: winnan `streiten, kämpfen'

Middle Dutch: winnen `bewerken, bebouwen, winnen, verkrijgen, veroveren, overwinnen, verwekken, voortbrengen'; winne m. `veldarbeider'

Dutch: winnen

Middle Low German: winnen

Old High German: winnan (9.Jh.) `sich abarbeiten, wüten, rasen, streiten', winna f. `Streit'

Middle High German: winne, winde, wint wk./st. f. 'schmerz'; winnen st. 'sich abarbeiten, wüten, toben; heulen, rasen, streiten'

German: gewinnen

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Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *wen(w)-

Meaning: to work, to battle, to win

Old Indian: vanóti `to win, gain', vanáti `to conquer, hurt, injure'

Avestan: vanaiti, vanaoiti `siegt'

Other Iranian: MPers vanītan `besiegen, schlagen'

Germanic: *winn-a- vb., *winn-ō(n-) f., *wunn-u- c.

Russ. meaning: трудиться, биться, побеждать

References: WP I 258 f