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
Ancestry of “weason”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | weasand | The oesophagus; the windpipe; the trachea; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | wesand | — |
| 3 | Old English | wǣsend | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *waisund | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |