Where does “ýskja” come from?

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

ýskja (Old Norse): to wish

Definitions

  1. to wish

Ancestry of “ýskja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
2Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →