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Where does “wunilīkaz” come from?

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

wunilīkaz (Proto-Germanic): joyous

Definitions

  1. joyous

Ancestry of “wunilīkaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wunilīkaz”

  • winly
  • wynnelych
  • winly
  • wunliche
  • wynly
  • wynlīċe
  • wynlīċ
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