Where does “wunnju” come from?

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

wunnju (Proto-West Germanic): joy

Definitions

  1. joy

Ancestry of “wunnju”, 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 “wunnju

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic wunjō