Where does “weason” come from?

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

weason (English): Obsolete form of weasand

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of weasand

Ancestry of “weason”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweasandThe oesophagus; the windpipe; the trachea; The...
2Middle Englishwesand—
3Old Englishwǣsend—
4Proto-Germanic*waisund—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *waisund →Every word from Old English wǣsend →