Where does “wisse” come from?

wisse (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wisse, from Old Dutch withtha, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wisse (Dutch): cubic metre

Definitions

  1. cubic metre

Ancestry of “wisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwisse—
2Old Dutchwiththa—
3Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →