Where does “wisht” come from?
wisht (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-.
wisht (English): Sickly, weak; simple past tense and past...
Definitions
- Sickly, weak; simple past tense and past...
Ancestry of “wisht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |