wischen
Middle English
/wiʃən/
verb
Definitions
- To want, desire, long for.
- To wish (for), hope.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wȳsċan (wish) 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
- *wenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wun- Proto-Indo-European
- *wunskijaną Proto-Germanic
- gewyscan Old English
- wyscan Old English
- wȳsċan Old English
- wisshen Middle 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