Where does “ønske” come from?

ønske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

ønske (Norwegian Bokmål): a wish; a desire; to wish

Definitions

  1. a wish; a desire; to wish

Ancestry of “ønske”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ønske”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Old Norse ósk →