Where does “Bergwiese” come from?

Bergwiese (German) comes from German Wiese, from Middle High German wīse, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Bergwiese (German): upland meadow, mountain pasture, alpine meadow, alpine pasture

Definitions

  1. upland meadow, mountain pasture, alpine meadow, alpine pasture

Ancestry of “Bergwiese”, step by step

Bergwiese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wiese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWiesea meadow; a lawn, especially a large one, loosely...
2Middle High Germanwīse
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberga mountain, hill
2Middle High Germanbërca mountain
3Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-