Where does “wunnia” come from?

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

wunnia (Old Saxon): joy, delight; the runic character ᚹ

Definitions

  1. joy, delight; the runic character ᚹ

Ancestry of “wunnia”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunjō →