Where does “Glückwunsch” come from?

Glückwunsch (German) comes from German Wünsch, from Middle High German wunsch, from Old High German wunsc, from Proto-Germanic wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Glückwunsch (German): congratulation

Definitions

  1. congratulation

Ancestry of “Glückwunsch”, step by step

Glückwunsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wünsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWünschAlternative form of Wunsch; wish; Alternative...
2Middle High Germanwunsch—
3Old High Germanwunsc—
4Proto-Germanicwunskōwish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via German glück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglücksingular imperative of glücken; first-person...
2Middle High Germangelückeluck
3Middle Low Germangelücke—
4Proto-Germanicgalukją—

Words derived from “Glückwunsch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskō →Every word from Old High German wunsc →