Where does “Wunschliste” come from?

Wunschliste (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.

Wunschliste (German): wish list, wishlist

Definitions

  1. wish list, wishlist

Ancestry of “Wunschliste”, step by step

Wunschliste 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 līste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlīstelist
2Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
3Old High Germanlīsta—
4Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →