Where does “wens” come from?

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

wens (Dutch): wish

Definitions

  1. wish

Ancestry of “wens”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wens”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Old Dutch wunsk →