Where does “önskan” come from?

önskan (Swedish) comes from Swedish önska, from Old Swedish ȳskia, from Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

önskan (Swedish): a wish

Definitions

  1. a wish

Ancestry of “önskan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishönskato wish
2Old Swedishȳskiato wish
3Old Norseœskjato wish
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →