Where does “wijsneus” come from?

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

wijsneus (Dutch): know-it-all

Definitions

  1. know-it-all

Ancestry of “wijsneus”, step by step

wijsneus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwijswise; nice, fun; tune
2Middle Dutchwijswise
3Old Dutchwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Dutch neus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneusnose; Jew, kike
2Middle Dutchnose—
3Old Dutchnosa—
4Proto-Germanic*nosu—
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