Where does “bissar” come from?

bissar (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian bissan, 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.

bissar (Cimbrian): scholar

Definitions

  1. scholar

Ancestry of “bissar”, step by step

bissar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian bissan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianbissanto know (information, a fact)
2Middle High Germanwiȥȥento know
3Old High Germanwiȥȥanto know
4Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
5Proto-Germanic*witaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Cimbrian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianarmaple, maple tree; Short for èar
2Middle High Germanahorn—
3Old High Germanahornmaple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →
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