Where does “væsel” come from?

væsel (Danish) comes from Old Swedish visla, from Old Norse visla, from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ, from Proto-Germanic wisō- — European polecat, "Mustela putorius".

væsel (Danish): weasel, (Mustela)

Definitions

  1. weasel, (Mustela)

Ancestry of “væsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvislaweasel
2Old Norsevisla—
3Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
4Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"
Every word from Proto-Germanic wisō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ →Every word from Old Norse visla →