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Where does “wunnjusam” come from?

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

wunnjusam (Proto-West Germanic): joyful, delightful

Definitions

  1. joyful, delightful

Ancestry of “wunnjusam”, 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 “wunnjusam”

  • winsome
  • winsomeness
  • winsomely
  • wynsumnesse
  • winsomnesse
  • wynsom
  • winsom
  • winsome
  • wunsum
  • winsum
  • wynsumness
  • wynsum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →