Where does “wynlīċe” come from?
wynlīċe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wunilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Ancestry of “wynlīċe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wunilīkaz | joyous |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wunjō | joy, delight, pleasure, lust; name of the W-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wn̥h₁yeh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “wynlīċe”