Where does “toewensen” come from?

toewensen (Dutch) comes from Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

toewensen (Dutch): to wish

Definitions

  1. to wish

Ancestry of “toewensen”, step by step

toewensen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
2Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
3Old Dutchtuo—
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Dutch wensen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwensento wish
2Middle Dutchwenschento wish, to desire; to wish, to hope
3Old Dutchwunsken—
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →