Where does “wisent” come from?

wisent (English) comes from German wisent, from Middle High German wisent, from Old High German wisunt, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

wisent (English): The European bison, "Bison bonasus"

Definitions

  1. The European bison, "Bison bonasus"

Ancestry of “wisent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwisentwisent, European bison (Bison bonasus)
2Middle High Germanwisent—
3Old High Germanwisuntbison
4Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisAn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisundaz →