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
Ancestry of “wens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wensch | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wunsk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wunskaz | wish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wun- | — |
Words derived from “wens”