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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Old High German wonēn (compare German wohnen), from Proto-Germanic *wunaną, *wunēną, *wunajaną (to love, wish) (compare Old Saxon wunon, German wohnen, Dutch wonen, Old English wunian), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to wish, love).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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וווינען (voynen) (past participle געוווינט (gevoynt))

  1. to live, dwell, reside

Conjugation

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