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*Wunja is not "desire, belief, hope". *Wunja- (dwell/dwelling/custom — two different meanings merged in proto-Germanic), *wunjo (joy), *winiz (friend) and *weniz (desire) developed in the Indo-European stage, before proto-germanic. The latter three at least are each represented in Germanic name elements. For *Weniz OE has Wénbeorht, Wénburh, Wénflǽd, Wénheard, Wénhelm, Wulfwén, Tirwén, Oswén, Modwén, Anwén etc.; Forstemann has three columns of names for the High German form Wan- (both Forstemann and the Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum list the element under or refer it to the ON form Van-, which is odd as ON doesn't seem to use it onomastically).

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