*wunjō
Runic: ᚹᚢᚾᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwun.jɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
- joy, delight, pleasure, lust
- name of the rune ᚹ (w)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-ih₂ ~ wn̥h₁-yéh₂-s, from *wenh₁- (‘to love’) + *-ih₂. Cognate with Latin venia (‘indulgence, kindness’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | wunjō | wunjôz |
| Acc. | wunjǭ | wunjōz |
| Gen. | wunjōz | wunjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | wunjōi | wunjōmaz |
| Inst. | wunjō | wunjōmiz |
| Voc. | wunjō | wunjôz |
Descendants
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*wunnju (Proto-West Germanic)
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wunna (Old Dutch)
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wonne, wunne (Middle Dutch)
- wonne (Dutch)
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wonne, wunne (Middle Dutch)
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wunna (Old Dutch)
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*wunnju (Proto-West Germanic)
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wynn, wyn (Old English)
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wynne, wunne, winne (Middle English)
- wynn, wen, winne, win (English)
- win (Scots)
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wynne, wunne, winne (Middle English)
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wynn, wyn (Old English)
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*wunnju (Proto-West Germanic)
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wunnja, wunna, wunnī (Old High German)
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wunne, wünne (Middle High German)
- Wonne (German)
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wunne, wünne (Middle High German)
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wunnja, wunna, wunnī (Old High German)
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*wunnju (Proto-West Germanic)
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wunnia (Old Saxon)
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wunne (Middle Low German)
- Wünn (Low German)
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wunne (Middle Low German)
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wunnia (Old Saxon)
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ynði (Old Norse)
- ynde (Danish)
- yndi (Faroese)
- yndi (Icelandic)
- ynde (Norwegian)
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yndi (Old Norse)
- ynde (Danish)
- yndi (Faroese)
- yndi (Icelandic)
- ynde (Norwegian)
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unað (Old Norse)
- unaður (Icelandic)