wenschen
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to wish, to desire
- to wish, to hope (towards someone)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *wunsken inherited from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (wish).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wunskijaną
Gloss
wish
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- toewensen Dutch, Flemish
- wenselijk Dutch, Flemish
- wensen Dutch, Flemish
- *wenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wun- Proto-Indo-European
- *wunskijaną Proto-Germanic
- wyscan Old English
- wȳsċan Old English
- ýskja Old Norse
- œskja Old Norse
- wunsken Old High German
- *wunskijan gmw-pro
- *wunsken Old Dutch
- *uskodak Proto-Finnic
- wunschen Middle Low German
- *wenskia Old Frisian