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Where does “wunskijaną” come from?

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

wunskijaną (Proto-Germanic): to wish, to desire

Definitions

  1. to wish, to desire

Ancestry of “wunskijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wunskijaną”

  • wish
  • wishful
  • wisher
  • wishbone
  • wishest
  • wishfully
  • wishfulness
  • wishlist
  • deathwish
  • wishless
  • unwishful
  • unwish
  • illwisher
  • wishable
  • wishbook
  • outwish
  • ill-wisher
  • unwishfully
  • unwishfulness
  • forewish
  • bewish
  • wünschen
  • uskonnonvapaus
  • uskomusolento
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