Where does “visentti” come from?

visentti (Finnish) 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.

visentti (Finnish): European bison

Definitions

  1. European bison

Ancestry of “visentti”, 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 →
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