Where does “viisaastak” come from?

viisaastak (Estonian) comes from Estonian viis, from Middle Low German wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

viisaastak (Estonian): a five-year period

Definitions

  1. a five-year period

Ancestry of “viisaastak”, step by step

viisaastak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian viis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianviisfive; way, manner; mode
2Middle Low Germanwīs—
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Võro aastak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Võroaastakyear
2Estonian-kDerives nouns from verbs, or sometimes from other...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Middle Low German wīs →
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