Where does “wijs” come from?

wijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wijs, from Old Dutch wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wijs (Dutch): wise; nice, fun; tune

Definitions

  1. wise; nice, fun; tune

Ancestry of “wijs”, step by step

wijs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch wijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwijswise
2Old Dutchwīswise
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Old Dutch wīsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīsa—
2Proto-Germanicwīsǭmanner, way
3Indo-European*weyd-—

Words derived from “wijs”

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