Where does “yskia” come from?
yskia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.
Ancestry of “yskia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | œskja | to wish |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wunskijaną | to wish, to desire |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wunskaz | wish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wun- | — |