Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wunnjulīk

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

Etymology

From *wunnju +‎ *-līk, likely from Proto-Germanic *wunjōlīkaz, *wunilīkaz, which accounts for some of the variant forms.

Adjective

*wunnjulīk

1. joyful, joyous

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*wunnjulīk
Genitive	*wunnjulīkas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wunnjulīk	*wunnjulīku	*wunnjulīk
Accusative	*wunnjulīkanā	*wunnjulīkā	*wunnjulīk
Genitive	*wunnjulīkas	*wunnjulīkeʀā	*wunnjulīkas
Dative	*wunnjulīkumē	*wunnjulīkeʀē	*wunnjulīkumē
Instrumental	*wunnjulīku	*wunnjulīkeʀu	*wunnjulīku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*wunnjulīkē	*wunnjulīkō	*wunnjulīku
Accusative	*wunnjulīkā	*wunnjulīkā	*wunnjulīku
Genitive	*wunnjulīkeʀō	*wunnjulīkeʀō	*wunnjulīkeʀō
Dative	*wunnjulīkēm, *wunnjulīkum	*wunnjulīkēm, *wunnjulīkum	*wunnjulīkēm, *wunnjulīkum
Instrumental	*wunnjulīkēm, *wunnjulīkum	*wunnjulīkēm, *wunnjulīkum	*wunnjulīkēm, *wunnjulīkum

Alternative reconstructions

• *wunnilīk, *wunilīk

Descendants

• Old English: wynlīċ
  • Middle English: wunliche, wynnelych, wynly
    • English: winly
    • ⇒ Scots: winly (adverb)
• Old Saxon: *wunnilīk
  • Middle Low German: wunnelīk, wunlik
• Old Dutch: *wunnilīk
  • Middle Dutch: wonnelijc, wunlijc, wonlijc
    • Dutch: wonnelijk
• Old High German: wunnilīh
  • Middle High German: *wunnelich, *wonnelich (attested only as Middle High German wunniclich, wünniclich)
    • German: wonnelich (archaic)