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Winne

//ˈwɪn// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Enjoyable; delightful. obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Joy; delight; pleasure. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

Etymology 3

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

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