Where does “ønsket” come from?

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

ønsket (Norwegian Bokmål): desired; definite singular of ønske; simple past...

Definitions

  1. desired; definite singular of ønske; simple past...

Ancestry of “ønsket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålønskea wish; a desire; to wish
2Old Norseóskwish
3Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “ønsket”

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