Where does “Wunscherfüllung” come from?

Wunscherfüllung (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.

Wunscherfüllung (German): wish fulfilment

Definitions

  1. wish fulfilment

Ancestry of “Wunscherfüllung”, step by step

Wunscherfüllung 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 Erfüllung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErfüllungfulfillment
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskō →Every word from Old High German wunsc →