Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “wunnunge” come from?

wunnunge (Middle English) comes from Old English wunung, from Old English wunian, from Proto-West Germanic wunēn, from Proto-Germanic wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wunnunge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwunungresidence, home: place to stay or live; staying...
2Old Englishwunianto live somewhere; to stay somewhere; to live or...
3Proto-West Germanicwunēnto stay, to dwell, to live
4Proto-GermanicwunānąTo be satisfied, be pleased with, enjoy; To be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wunnunge”

  • woning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →