Where does “wynly” come from?
wynly (Middle English) comes from Old English wynlīċ, from Proto-Germanic wunilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
wynly (Middle English): nice, awesome, great; nicely, pleasingly;...
Definitions
- nice, awesome, great; nicely, pleasingly;...
Ancestry of “wynly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wynlīċ | pleasant, beautiful, joyful; joyous |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wunilīkaz | joyous |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wunjō | joy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wn̥h₁yeh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |