Where does “ósk” come from?

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

ósk (Old Norse): wish

Definitions

  1. wish

Ancestry of “ósk”, step by step

ósk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wunskaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

via Proto-Germanic wunskō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwunskōwish, desire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “ósk”

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