Where does “wynn” come from?
wynn (English) comes from Middle English wynne, from Old English wynn, from Proto-West Germanic wunnju, from Proto-Germanic wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
wynn (English): A letter of the Old English alphabet, borrowed...
Definitions
- A letter of the Old English alphabet, borrowed...
Ancestry of “wynn”, step by step
wynn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English wynne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wynne | happiness, pleasure, delight; The letter ƿ; wynn;... |
| 2 | Old English | wynn | joy, delight; the runic character ᚹ; the letter... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wunnju | joy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wunjō | joy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wn̥h₁yeh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |