wens
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- wish
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch wensch inherited from Old Dutch *wunsk inherited from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz (desire, wish).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wunskaz
Gloss
desire, wish
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
欲
Emoji
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
- Glückwunsch German
- Kinderwunsch German
- Wunsch German
- Wunschbild German
- Wunschdenken German
- Wunschform German
- Wunschliste German
- Wunschtraum German
- Wunschzettel German
- wunschlos German
- -er- Dutch, Flemish
- denken Dutch, Flemish
- dood Dutch, Flemish
- doodswens Dutch, Flemish
- geluk Dutch, Flemish
- gelukwens Dutch, Flemish
- heil Dutch, Flemish
- heilwens Dutch, Flemish
- kind Dutch, Flemish
- kinderwens Dutch, Flemish
- kleinkind Dutch, Flemish
- kleinkinderwens Dutch, Flemish
- wensdenken Dutch, Flemish
- *wun- Proto-Indo-European
- *wunskaz Proto-Germanic
- usc Old English
- wusc Old English
- wisshen Middle English
- ósk Old Norse
- œskja Old Norse
- dødsønske Danish
- ønske Danish
- ønskedrøm Danish
- ønskelig Danish
- ønskeliste Danish
- ønskeseddel Danish
- ønsketænkning Danish
- wensch Middle Dutch
- ynski Faroese
- wunsch Middle High German
- *wunsk Old Dutch
- lokwinsk Western Frisian
- winsk Western Frisian
- usk Old Danish