Old Norse vænn

← Proto-Germanic *wēniz (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (derived)

← Old Norse vinr (mention)

→ Icelandic vænn (inherited)

→ Norwegian Bokmål ven (derived)

→ Norwegian Nynorsk ven (inherited)

→ Old Norse væna (link)

→ Old Norse vænleikr (suffix)

→ Swedish vän (inherited)