Where does “wynlīċ” come from?

wynlīċ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wunilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

wynlīċ (Old English): pleasant, beautiful, joyful; joyous

Definitions

  1. pleasant, beautiful, joyful; joyous

Ancestry of “wynlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwunilīkazjoyous
2Proto-Germanicwunjōjoy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wynlīċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunjō →