Where does “wishing” come from?

wishing (English) comes from English wish, from Middle English fisch, from Old English fisċ, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

wishing (English): present participle of wish; The act of making a...

Definitions

  1. present participle of wish; The act of making a...

Ancestry of “wishing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwishA desire, hope, or longing for something or for...
2Middle EnglishfischAn animal that inhabits the water or the meat of...
3Old Englishfisċfish
4Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
5Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
6Indo-European*peysk-—

Words derived from “wishing”

Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fisk →