Where does “wishlist” come from?
wishlist (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-.
wishlist (English): A list of desired things
Definitions
- A list of desired things
Ancestry of “wishlist”, step by step
wishlist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English wish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wish | A desire, hope, or longing for something or for... |
| 2 | Middle English | fisch | An animal that inhabits the water or the meat of... |
| 3 | Old English | fisċ | fish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fisk | fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 6 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |
via English List
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | List | A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth |
| 2 | French | liste | list |
| 3 | German | līste | list |
| 4 | Italian | lista | list, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of... |
| 5 | Old High German | līsta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līstōn | — |
via English wish list
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wish list | A list of desired things |