Where does “Wynflæd” come from?
Wynflæd (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 “Wynflæd”, step by step
Wynflæd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wynn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wynn | joy, delight; the runic character ᚹ; the letter... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wunnju | joy |
| 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 |
via Old English *flǣd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | *flǣd | — |