Where does “wijzen” come from?
wijzen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
wijzen (Dutch): to point; to point out, indicate; to direct to
Definitions
- to point; to point out, indicate; to direct to
Ancestry of “wijzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wisen | to point out, to indicate; to lead; to teach |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wīsen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |