Where does “wynfæst” come from?

wynfæst (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.

wynfæst (Old English): joyful, joyous

Definitions

  1. joyful, joyous

Ancestry of “wynfæst”, step by step

wynfæst 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 fæst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfæstfirm, stable; constant
2Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunjō →