myEtymology.com: French etymology of vin

Etymology of the French word vin

the Old French word vin

derived from the Latin word vinum (wine)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *win-o- (wine)

cognates include Arabic wain, both of which are possibly derived from a long-lost Mediterranean language

Catalan vi, Dutch wijn, English wine, German Wein, Icelandic vín, Italian vino, Latin vinum, Lithuanian vynas, Polish wino, Portuguese vinho, Russian винo, Spanish vino, Swedish vin, Yiddish vajn

Word found in Old French