Where does “Ceolwynn” come from?

Ceolwynn (Old English) comes from Old English wynn, from Proto-West Germanic wunnju, from Proto-Germanic wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “Ceolwynn”, step by step

Ceolwynn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwynnjoy, delight; the runic character ᚹ; the letter...
2Proto-West Germanicwunnjujoy
3Proto-Germanicwunjōjoy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Old English ċēol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēolship specifically a small flat-bottomed boat
2Proto-Germanickeulazship
3Proto-Indo-Europeangawl-ball, swelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunjō →