Where does “winskje” come from?

winskje (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wenskia, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

winskje (West Frisian): to wish

Definitions

  1. to wish

Ancestry of “winskje”, step by step

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