Where does “powinszować” come from?

powinszować (Polish) comes from Polish winszować, from Middle High German wünschen, from Old High German wunsken, from Proto-West Germanic wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

powinszować (Polish): to congratulate, to felicitate

Definitions

  1. to congratulate, to felicitate

Ancestry of “powinszować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwinszowaćto congratulate, felicitate
2Middle High Germanwünschen—
3Old High Germanwunskento choose, wish, desire
4Proto-West Germanicwunskijanto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
6Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →