Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “ynske” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ynske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishønskewish; to wish
2Old Norseœskjato wish
3Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
4Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “ynske”

  • ønskedrøm
  • ynske
  • dødsønske
  • ønske
  • ønsketænkning
  • ønskelig
  • ynski
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