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Where does “wisse” come from?

wisse (English) comes from Middle English wissen, from Old English wisian, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

wisse (English): To show, teach, inform, guide, direct

Definitions

  1. To show, teach, inform, guide, direct

Ancestry of “wisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwissento instruct, enlighten, advise, admonish; guide,...
2Old Englishwisianto show the way, guide, point out
3Proto-West Germanicwīsijanto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
4Proto-Germanicwīsijanąto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

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