Where does “ynske” come from?

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

ynske (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wish, desire; a friendly thought or wish for...

Definitions

  1. a wish, desire; a friendly thought or wish for...

Ancestry of “ynske”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ynske”

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