Where does “unwishfully” come from?
unwishfully (English) comes from English unwishful, from English wishful, from English wish, from Middle English fisch, from Old English fisċ, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
unwishfully (English): In an unwishful manner; without wishing
Definitions
- In an unwishful manner; without wishing
Ancestry of “unwishfully”, step by step
unwishfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unwishful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unwishful | Not wishful |
| 2 | English | wishful | Wished-for; desired, wanted; Expressing a wish or... |
| 3 | English | wish | A desire, hope, or longing for something or for... |
| 4 | Middle English | fisch | An animal that inhabits the water or the meat of... |
| 5 | Old English | fisċ | fish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fisk | fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 8 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |