English
Wintz
Wintz comes from Old English wine ‘friend’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘to wish, seek, desire, love, win’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wenh₁-‘to wish, seek, desire, love, win’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wenh₁-i-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*winiz‘loved one, friend’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wini‘friend’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wineas *wini‘friend’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayWintz
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wenh₁-‘to wish, seek, desire, love, win’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wenh₁-i-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*winiz‘loved one, friend’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wini‘friend’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150wineas *wini‘friend’reconstructed
- EnglishtodayWintz
The story
German surname, variant of Winz, shortened from old Germanic name beginnings with the element *wini (‘friend’). Also sometimes shortened from Winzenz, German form of Vincent.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘to wish, seek, desire, love, win’
won, wonder, wish, win, wont, venom, wen, venerable, wynn, wean, ween, venereal, venerate, winsome, 18 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- / Wintz