| 【win】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "winnan," "gewinnan," and "winn." It carries the basic meaning of "win." from PIE *wen- "to desire, strive for" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "win"]
win ****[214] If you win something such as a competition, battle, or argument, you defeat those people you are competing or fighting against, or you do better than everyone else involved.
winner ****[1891] The winner of a prize, race, or competition is the person, animal, or thing that wins it.
winning **[3638] relating to or producing a win
[WORD ROOT]root win
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] win, winn
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) winnan, gewinnan, winn
[MEANING]root win
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 winnan to labor, toil, struggle for, work at, strive, fight
- 【Old English】 gewinnan to gain or succeed by struggling, conquer, obtain
- 【Old English】 winn labor, toil; strife, conflict; profit, gain
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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win ★★★★[214] verb from win
【DEFINITION】 If you win something such as a competition, battle, or argument, you defeat those people you are competing or fighting against, or you do better than everyone else involved.
【Declension/Conjugation】 won, won, winning, wins
【ROOTs】 win; win
【Etymology】 《Old English winnan》 to labor, toil, struggle for, work at, strive, fight
【First Known Meaning】 be victorious,
【DERIVATIVEs】 winnable, win
winner ★★★★[1891] noun from win
【DEFINITION】 The winner of a prize, race, or competition is the person, animal, or thing that wins it.
【pl.】 winners
【COMPOSITION】 win + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ winn(win); win ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English winnan》 to labor, toil, struggle for, work at, strive, fight
winning ★★[3638] adjective from win
【DEFINITION】 ① relating to or producing a win
② successful at something
③ pleasing or attractive to other people
【SYNONYM】 engaging
【COMPOSITION】 win + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ win; win ⑵ n; - ⑶ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English winnan》 to labor, toil, struggle for, work at, strive, fight
【DERIVATIVEs】 winningly, winningness, winning
Other words containing "win"; winnable, winningly, winningness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
will
wild
wide
who
while
where
well
weigh
week
weak
