wünschen

Betekenis

1. (dative,reflexive,transitive,weak) to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to desire
2. (transitive,weak) to wish
3. (formal,transitive,weak) to demand, to order
4. (formal,transitive,weak) to tolerate, to brook

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvʏnʃən/

Etymologie

From Middle High German wünschen, wunschen, from Old High German wunsken (“to choose, wish, desire”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan (“to wish”), from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”), derived from *wunskaz, *wunskō (“wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Dutch wensen (“to wish”), English wish, Danish ønske (“to wish”), and further Sanskrit वांछ् (vāṃch, “to want”). Related to German Wonne (“lust, desire”). See also winsome, wone.

Zinnen

Gesundes Wachstum und geringe Arbeitslosigkeit , das wünschen wir uns alle !

Gezonde groei en lage werkloosheid, dat wensen we allemaal!