Where does “viisastuttaa” come from?

viisastuttaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisastua, from Finnish viisastaa, from Finnish viisas, from Proto-Finnic viisas, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

viisastuttaa (Finnish): to enwisen

Definitions

  1. to enwisen

Ancestry of “viisastuttaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviisastuaTo wise, wisen, become wise
2FinnishviisastaaTo make wise or wiser, enwisen
3Finnishviisaswise
4Proto-Finnicviisaswise; cunning
5Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →