*wunskaz

Runic: ᚹᚢᚾᛊᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwun.skɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

wish

Etymology

A nominal formation from Proto-Indo-European *wnh₁-ske- (‘to desire’), an sk-present from *wenh₁- (‘to wish, love’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wunskazwunskōz, wunskōs
Acc.wunskąwunskanz
Gen.wunskas, wunskiswunskǫ̂
Dat.wunskaiwunskamaz
Inst.wunskōwunskamiz
Voc.wunskwunskōz, wunskōs

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Descendants

  • *wunsk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wūsc (Old English)
  • *wunsk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wunsk (Old Dutch)
      • wonsch, wensch (Middle Dutch)
        • wens (Dutch)
  • *wunsk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wunsk (Old High German)
      • wunsch (Middle High German)
        • Wunsch (German)
  • *wunsk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wunsk (Old Saxon)
      • wunsch (Middle Low German)
  • ósk (Old Norse)
    • ósk (Icelandic)

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