Where does “bissan” come from?

bissan (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German wiȥȥen, from Old High German wiȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

bissan (Cimbrian): to know (information, a fact)

Definitions

  1. to know (information, a fact)

Ancestry of “bissan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwiȥȥento know
2Old High Germanwiȥȥanto know
3Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “bissan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →