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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

  1. blissful; merry, tipsy

Ancestry of “wonnetrunken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWonnebliss, joy; delight; lust
2Middle High Germanwünne—
3Old High Germanwunna—
4Proto-West Germanicwunnjujoy
5Proto-Germanicwunjōjoy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →