Where does “wees” come from?

wees (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wêse, from Old Dutch wēso, from Proto-West Germanic waiso, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

wees (Dutch): An orphan, person or animal having survived both...

Definitions

  1. An orphan, person or animal having survived both...

Ancestry of “wees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwêse—
2Old Dutchwēsoorphan
3Proto-West Germanicwaisoorphan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wees”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiso →Every word from Old Dutch wēso →