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Where does “wunsk” come from?
wunsk (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.
Ancestry of “wunsk”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
wunskaz
wish
2
Proto-Indo-European
wun-
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Words derived from “wunsk”
wensch
wens
wensdenken
kinderwens
doodswens
gelukwens
kleinkinderwens
heilwens
winsi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →