Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wunjō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love, desire, wish, strive for”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwun.jɔː/

Noun

*wunjō f

joy, delight, pleasure, lust
(Runic alphabet) name of the W-rune (ᚹ)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *wunjō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wunjō	*wunjôz
vocative	*wunjō	*wunjôz
accusative	*wunjǭ	*wunjōz
genitive	*wunjōz	*wunjǫ̂
dative	*wunjōi	*wunjōmaz
instrumental	*wunjō	*wunjōmiz

Derived terms

*wunjōsamaz

Descendants

Old English: wynn; wynsum; wynlīc
- Middle English: wunne, winne, wen; wunsum, winsom; wunlich, winnelich, winly
  - Scots: win; winsom; wynnly, wynely, winly
  - English: win, winne; winsome; winly
Old Saxon: wunnia
- Middle Low German: wunne
  - Low German: Wünn
Old Dutch: *wunna, *winna (attested in winnemānōth)
- Middle Dutch: wonne
  - Dutch: wonne; winnemaand
Old High German: wunnja, wunna, wunnī
- Middle High German: wunne, wünne
  - German: Wonne
Old Norse: ynði, yndi (?)
- Icelandic: yndi
- Faroese: yndi
- Norwegian: ynde
- Danish: ynde