Etymology

winly

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Today it means: Joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly. Full definition →

Middle English winly ← Old English wynlīċ ← Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wunnjulīk“joyous”
  2. Old English · inherited fromwynlīċ“joyous”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromwinly
  4. English todaywinly

Inherited from Middle English winly, wynnelych, wunliche, from Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), from *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), equivalent to winne + -ly. More at winne, winsome.

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