Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wunnjusam

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *wuniusam

Etymology

From *wunnju +‎ *-sam.

Adjective

*wunnjusam

  1. joyful, delightful

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *wunnjusam
Genitive *wunnjusamas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wunnjusam *wunnjusamu *wunnjusam
Accusative *wunnjusamanā *wunnjusamā *wunnjusam
Genitive *wunnjusamas *wunnjusameʀā *wunnjusamas
Dative *wunnjusamumē *wunnjusameʀē *wunnjusamumē
Instrumental *wunnjusamu *wunnjusameʀu *wunnjusamu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *wunnjusamē *wunnjusamō *wunnjusamu
Accusative *wunnjusamā *wunnjusamā *wunnjusamu
Genitive *wunnjusameʀō *wunnjusameʀō *wunnjusameʀō
Dative *wunnjusamēm, *wunnjusamum *wunnjusamēm, *wunnjusamum *wunnjusamēm, *wunnjusamum
Instrumental *wunnjusamēm, *wunnjusamum *wunnjusamēm, *wunnjusamum *wunnjusamēm, *wunnjusamum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wynsum
    • Middle English: wynsom, winsom, winsum, wunsum, wonsom, wonsome, wonsum
      • English: winsome
      • Scots: wunsome, winsome
  • Old Saxon: wunnisam, wunsam
    • Middle Low German: wunnesam, wunsam
  • Old High German: wunnisam
    • Middle High German: wunnesam, wünnesam
      • German: wonnesam