Where does “vish” come from?

vish (Yola) comes from Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳsċan, from Proto-West Germanic wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

vish (Yola): to wish

Definitions

  1. to wish

Ancestry of “vish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwisshenTo want, desire, long for
2Old Englishwȳsċanto wish
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 →