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
- The oesophagus; the windpipe; the trachea; The...
Ancestry of “weasand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wesand | — |
| 2 | Old English | wǣsend | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *waisund | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |
Words derived from “weasand”