Where does “wies” come from?

wies (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Middle Low German wîs, from Old Saxon wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wies (Dutch Low Saxon): wise; clever

Definitions

  1. wise; clever

Ancestry of “wies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwîs—
2Old Saxonwīswise
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 →
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