wënschen
Luxemburgeois
/ˈvənʃən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to wish, to desire
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German wunsken (wish, desire, choose) 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
- bewish English
- deathwish English
- forewish English
- outwish English
- unwish English
- wish English
- wishable English
- wishbone English
- wishbook English
- wisher English
- wishest English
- wishful English
- wishless English
- wishlist English
- verwünschen German
- wünschen German
- toewensen Dutch, Flemish
- wenselijk Dutch, Flemish
- wensen Dutch, Flemish
- *wenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wun- Proto-Indo-European
- *wunskijaną Proto-Germanic
- önska Swedish
- önskelista Swedish
- wyscan Old English
- wȳsċan Old English
- wisshen Middle English
- ýskja Old Norse
- œskja Old Norse
- æskja Icelandic
- wenschen Middle Dutch
- wunsken Old High German
- wunschen Middle High German
- wünschen Middle High German
- *wunskijan gmw-pro
- *wunsken Old Dutch
- *uskodak Proto-Finnic
- wunschen Middle Low German
- ȳskia, yskia Old Swedish
- voščiti Slovene
- winskje Western Frisian
- *wenskia Old Frisian