winne

Meanings

Noun

• Joy; delight; pleasure.

Adjective

• Enjoyable; delightful.

Origin

• 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, German Wonne ("bliss, joy, delight"), Danish ynde ("grace").