Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Joy; delight; pleasure.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryEnjoyable; delightful.
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”).
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