Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wunskaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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A nominal formation from Proto-Indo-European *wnh₁-ske- (to desire), an sk-present from *wenh₁- (to wish, love).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*wunskaz m[2]

  1. wish

Inflection

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Declension of *wunskaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wunskaz *wunskōz, *wunskōs
vocative *wunsk *wunskōz, *wunskōs
accusative *wunską *wunskanz
genitive *wunskas, *wunskis *wunskǫ̂
dative *wunskai *wunskamaz
instrumental *wunskō *wunskamiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *wunsk
    • Old English: wūsc
    • Old Saxon: *wunsk
    • Old Dutch: *wunsk
    • Old High German: wunsk
  • Old Norse: ósk f

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wunskjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 599:*wunska-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wunskō~*wunskaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 475