wenschen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *wunsken, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną. The vowel e arose due to unrounding of u in the more coastal dialects.
Verb
wenschen
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | wenschen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | wenschens | ||||||
| dative | wenschene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | wensche | — | wensche | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | wenschs, wensches | — | wenschs, wensches | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | wenscht, wenschet | — | wensche | — | |||
| 1st person plural | wenschen | — | wenschen | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | wenscht, wenschet | — | wenscht, wenschet | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | wenschen | — | wenschen | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | wensch, wensche | ||||||
| plural | wenscht, wenschet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | wenschende | — | |||||
Alternative forms
- wonschen
- wunschen
Descendants
- Dutch: wensen
- Limburgish: wönsje
Further reading
- “wenschen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wenschen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN