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Where does “wunskijan” come from?

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

wunskijan (Proto-West Germanic): to wish, to desire

Definitions

  1. to wish, to desire

Ancestry of “wunskijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
2Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

Words derived from “wunskijan”

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