Where does “ווינטשן” come from?

ווינטשן (Yiddish) comes 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-.

ווינטשן (Yiddish): wish

Definitions

  1. wish

Ancestry of “ווינטשן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwünschen—
2Old High Germanwunskento choose, wish, desire
3Proto-West Germanicwunskijanto wish, to desire
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 →