English

Winfred

Winfred comes from Old English Wynnfriþ.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of wynn ‘joy’ + friþ ‘peace’

Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘to love’

Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-ih₂ ~ wn̥h₁-yéh₂-s

Proto-Germanic *wunjō ‘joy, delight, pleasure, lust’

Proto-West Germanic *wunnju ‘joy’

Old English wynn ‘joy’

Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘beloved, happy’

Proto-Germanic *friþuz ‘love, friendship’

Proto-West Germanic *friþu ‘peace’

Old English friþ ‘peace’

Every English word from Old English Wynnfriþ

name A male given name from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.