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

  1. bliss, joy; delight; lust

Ancestry of “Wonne”, step by step

Wonne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wünne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwünne—
2Old High Germanwunna—
3Proto-West Germanicwunnjujoy
4Proto-Germanicwunjōjoy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Old High German wonēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwonēn—
2Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
3Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...

Words derived from “Wonne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunjō →