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 wunskazEvery word from Old Dutch wunsk
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