English Explanatory Dictionary

winne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Joy; delight; pleasure.
adj
  1. Enjoyable; delightful.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪn/

Word forms

winne winnes more winne most winne

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

winly winsome
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