Where does “wynn” come from?

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

wynn (Old English): joy, delight; the runic character ᚹ; the letter...

Definitions

  1. joy, delight; the runic character ᚹ; the letter...

Ancestry of “wynn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wynn”

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