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 reconstructions

*wunskō

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwun.skɑz/

Noun

*wunskaz m^[2]

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

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 Norse: ósk f
- Icelandic: ósk f

References

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

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wunskjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, 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

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