Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “wyscan” come from?

wyscan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

wyscan (Old English): to wish

Definitions

  1. to wish

Ancestry of “wyscan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wyscan”

  • wish
  • wishful
  • wisher
  • wishbone
  • wishest
  • wishfully
  • wishfulness
  • wishlist
  • deathwish
  • wishless
  • unwishful
  • unwish
  • illwisher
  • wishable
  • wishbook
  • forewish
  • ill-wisher
  • unwishfully
  • unwishfulness
  • outwish
  • bewish
  • wisshen
  • wuschen
  • wischen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →