Where does “gelukwens” come from?

gelukwens (Dutch) comes from Dutch wens, from Middle Dutch wensch, from Old Dutch wunsk, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

gelukwens (Dutch): a congratulation

Definitions

  1. a congratulation

Ancestry of “gelukwens”, step by step

gelukwens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwenswish
2Middle Dutchwensch—
3Old Dutchwunsk—
4Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

via Dutch geluk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgelukluck, good luck; happiness
2Middle Dutchgelucluck, fortune
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Old Dutch wunsk →