Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “wensch” come from?

wensch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wunsk, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

Ancestry of “wensch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwunsk—
2Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “wensch”

  • doodswens
  • kinderwens
  • gelukwens
  • wens
  • wensdenken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →