Origin
From Middle English winly, winnelich, from Old English wynlÄ«Ä‹ ("joyous"), from Proto-Germanic *wunilÄ«kaz ("joyous"), from *wunjÅ ("joy, delight, desire"), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenÇ- ("to wish, love") + Proto-Germanic *-lÄ«kaz ("-ly, -like"). More at winne, winsome.
