ynskja
Norwegian Nynorsk
inf
Definitions
- to wish, desire
- wish something for another; express a hope for something to happen
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse œskja (wish) derived from Middle Low German wunschen derived 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
- wyscan Old English
- wȳsċan Old English
- ýskja Old Norse
- œskja Old Norse
- ønske Danish
- æskja Icelandic
- óska Icelandic
- wunsken Old High German
- ynskja Faroese
- *wunskijan gmw-pro
- *wunsken Old Dutch
- *uskodak Proto-Finnic
- wunschen Middle Low German
- yskia Old Swedish
- ȳskia, yskia Old Swedish
- *wenskia Old Frisian