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

  1. way, manner; run, sequence, set; meadow

Ancestry of “Wiis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīs—
2Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →