Where does “wees” come from?
wees (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wezen, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
wees (Afrikaans): To be
Ancestry of “wees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wezen | A being, creature; system, sector, institution;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wēsen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wesan | to be |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
Words derived from “wees”