Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wunjō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *wénh₁-ih₂ ~ wn̥h₁-yéh₂-s, from *wenh₁- (“to love”) +‎ *-ih₂. Cognate with Latin venia (“indulgence, kindness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwun.jɔː/

Noun

*wunjō f

1. joy, delight, pleasure, lust
2. (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

• Proto-West Germanic: *wunnju
  • Old English: wynn, wyn
    • Middle English: wynne, wunne, winne
      • English: wynn, wen, winne, win
      • Scots: win
  • Old Saxon: wunnia
    • Middle Low German: wunne
      • Low German: Wünn
  • Old Dutch: *wunna, *winna (attested in winnemānōth)
    • Middle Dutch: wonne
      • Dutch: wonne
  • 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