Where does “wünschen” come from?

wünschen (German) comes from Middle High German wünschen, from Old High German wunsken, from Proto-West Germanic wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

wünschen (German): to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to...

Definitions

  1. to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to...

Ancestry of “wünschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwünschen—
2Old High Germanwunskento choose, wish, desire
3Proto-West Germanicwunskijanto wish, to desire
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “wünschen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →
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