Where does “ynskja” come from?

ynskja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

ynskja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to wish, desire; wish something for another;...

Definitions

  1. to wish, desire; wish something for another;...

Ancestry of “ynskja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseœskjato wish
2Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
3Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “ynskja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →