gewinnen.
to win; to be victorious
Meaning & usage
to win; to be victorious
to win something; to gain
to win over; to persuade
to win or extract a resource
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German gewinnen, winnen, from Old High German winnan, giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Dutch winnen, Low German winnen, Old English ġewinnan, winnan (whence English win), Norwegian vinne, Swedish vinna.
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