winne

/ˈwɪn/

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”).

Why this word is great

WINNE — [Adjective] Enjoyable; delightful. 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"). Unlike "bliss" (which floats untethered from the senses) or "mirth" (which skims the surface of laughter), winne is the quiet hum of contentment in the body: the weight of a sun-warmed cat in your lap, the first bite of ripe peach after a long winter, or the way firelight pools in the curves of a loved one’s face—proof that pleasure, however fleeting, is the marrow of life.

adj

Enjoyable; delightful.

name

A surname.

noun

Joy; delight; pleasure.