Where does “wunsch” come from?

wunsch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wunsc, from Proto-Germanic wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wunsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwunsc—
2Proto-Germanicwunskōwish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wunsch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskō →Every word from Old High German wunsc →