Where does “wijsheid” come from?

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

wijsheid (Dutch): wisdom; saying, adage

Definitions

  1. wisdom; saying, adage

Ancestry of “wijsheid”, step by step

wijsheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch wisheit

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

via Middle Dutch wijsheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwijsheitwisdom
2Old Dutchwīshēt—

Words derived from “wijsheid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →