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

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

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 n
- Icelandic: yndi
- Faroese: yndi
- Norwegian: ynde
- Danish: ynde
⇒? Old Norse: unað n
- Icelandic: unaður m