Where does “ynde” come from?
ynde (Danish) comes from Danish unde, from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.
ynde (Danish): grace; body, grace; enjoy, like
Definitions
- grace; body, grace; enjoy, like
Ancestry of “ynde”, step by step
ynde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish unde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | unde | to wish, grant, not grudge; to like, to love |
| 2 | Old Norse | unna | to grant, bestow; to love; to love one another |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |
via Old Norse yndi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | yndi | delight, happiness |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wunjō | joy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wn̥h₁yeh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “ynde”