Where does “æskja” come from?

æskja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

æskja (Icelandic): to wish

Definitions

  1. to wish

Ancestry of “æskja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseœskjato wish
2Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
3Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →