Where does “Wiis” come from?
Wiis (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German wīs, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Wiis (Alemannic German): way, manner; run, sequence, set; meadow
Definitions
- way, manner; run, sequence, set; meadow
Ancestry of “Wiis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wīs | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wīsa | way, manner |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsaz | wise, knowledgeable |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weydstos | knowledgeable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |