Where does “Wonne” come from?
Wonne (German) comes from Middle High German wünne, from Old High German wunna, from Proto-West Germanic wunnju, from Proto-Germanic wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Wonne (German): bliss, joy; delight; lust
Definitions
- bliss, joy; delight; lust
Ancestry of “Wonne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wünne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wunna | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Wonne”