Where does “Binsenweisheit” come from?

Binsenweisheit (German) comes from German Weisheit, from Middle High German wīsheit, from Old High German wīsheit, from Old High German wis, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Binsenweisheit (German): truism

Definitions

  1. truism

Ancestry of “Binsenweisheit”, step by step

Binsenweisheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Weisheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeisheitwisdom; insight; wise saying, wise words
2Middle High Germanwīsheitwisdom
3Old High Germanwīsheitwisdom
4Old High Germanwiswise
5Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German Binse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBinsebent; state of failure, wreckedness, "almost...
2Middle High Germanbineʒ—
3Old High Germanbinuz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →