Where does “ønske” come from?
ønske (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ønske, from Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.
ønske (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of ynske; Alternative form of...
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Ancestry of “ønske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ønske | a wish; a desire; to wish |
| 2 | Old Norse | ósk | wish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wunskaz | wish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wun- | — |