Where does “wonnetrunken” come from?
wonnetrunken (German) comes from German Wonne, 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.
wonnetrunken (German): blissful; merry, tipsy
Definitions
- blissful; merry, tipsy
Ancestry of “wonnetrunken”, step by step
wonnetrunken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wonne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wonne | bliss, joy; delight; lust |
| 2 | Middle High German | wünne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wunna | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wunnju | joy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wunjō | joy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wn̥h₁yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via German trunken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | trunken | drunk, intoxicated |