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English word wish comes from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-, and later Old English wyscan (To wish.)
*wenh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
desire
*wunskaz (Proto-Germanic)
wȳsċan (Old English)
wyscan (Old English)
To wish.
wuschen (Middle English)
wish (English)
(ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).. (intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome).. (intransitive, followed by to and an infinitive) To request or desire to do an activity.. (transitive) To desire; to want.. (transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of. (Sussex) a water meadow.. A desire, hope, or [...]