won.
To live, remain.
Meaning & usage
To live, remain.
To be accustomed to do something.
Where this word comes from
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.
The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won), from Sinitic 圓 /圆 (“circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Doublet of yuan and yen.
simple past and past participle of win
Where this word comes from
* Past participle of win, from Old English winnan.
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