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
- An orphan, person or animal having survived both...
Ancestry of “wees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | wêse | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wēso | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | waiso | orphan |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |