winne

winne · noun, adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wenh₁-“to wish, desire, love”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wunjō“joy, desire”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wunnju
4. Old English · inherited fromwynn“joy, delight, pleasure”
5. Middle English · inherited fromwinne
6. English todaywinne

Inherited from Middle English winne, from Old English wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō (“joy, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Scots win, wind (“pleasure, joy”), German Wonne (“bliss, joy, delight”), Danish ynde (“grace”).

Winne · proper noun²

From the Welsh surname, variant of gwyn (“blessed, white”). Compare the name Wynn.

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