Where does “wenschen” come from?

wenschen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wunsken, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

wenschen (Middle Dutch): to wish, to desire; to wish, to hope

Definitions

  1. to wish, to desire; to wish, to hope

Ancestry of “wenschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwunsken—
2Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
3Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “wenschen”

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