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Where does “weasand” come from?

weasand (English) comes from Middle English wesand, from Old English wǣsend, from Proto-Germanic *waisund, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

weasand (English): The oesophagus; the windpipe; the trachea; The...

Definitions

  1. The oesophagus; the windpipe; the trachea; The...

Ancestry of “weasand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwesand—
2Old Englishwǣsend—
3Proto-Germanic*waisund—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “weasand”

  • weason
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →