souhaiter

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French word souhaiter comes from Proto-Germanic *haitaną ((passive) to be called. To address, to call. To name.)

*haitaną (Proto-Germanic)

(passive) to be called. To address, to call. To name.

*haitan (Frankish)

*haitāre (Vulgar Latin)

*subhaitāre (Vulgar Latin)

sohaidier (Old French)

To wish.

souhaiter (French)

To wish (for); to hope (for).

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