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

• *wunnjusamōn

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