Where does “ønske” come from?

ønske (Danish) comes from Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

ønske (Danish): wish; to wish

Definitions

  1. wish; to wish

Ancestry of “ønske”, step by step

ønske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse œskja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseœskjato wish
2Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
3Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

via Old Danish usk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishusk—
2Old Norseóskwish
3Proto-Germanicwunskōwish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “ønske”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →