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

Alternative forms

• *wunskō

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwun.skɑz/

Noun

*wunskaz m

1. wish

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension 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

• *wunskijaną

Related terms

• *wanjaną
• *wunāną
• *winnaną
• *wundrą
• *wunjō
• *winiz

Descendants

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