Where does “winsum” come from?

winsum (Middle English) comes from Old English wynsum, from Proto-West Germanic wunnjusam, from Proto-West Germanic wunnju, from Proto-Germanic wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

winsum (Middle English): Alternative form of wynsom

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wynsom

Ancestry of “winsum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwynsumpleasant; joyful
2Proto-West Germanicwunnjusamjoyful, delightful
3Proto-West Germanicwunnjujoy
4Proto-Germanicwunjōjoy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunjō →