Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wunsk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”).

Noun

*wunsk m

  1. wish

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *wunsk
Genitive *wunskas
Singular Plural
Nominative *wunsk *wunskō, *wunskōs
Accusative *wunsk *wunskā
Genitive *wunskas *wunskō
Dative *wunskē *wunskum
Instrumental *wunsku *wunskum

Descendants

  • Old English: wūsc
  • Old Saxon: *wunsk
    • Middle Low German: wunsch
  • Old Dutch: *wunsk
    • Middle Dutch: wonsch wensch
  • Old High German: wunsk
    • Middle High German: wunsch
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