Where does “Bison” come from?

Bison (German) comes from French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Bison (German): bison (Bison bison)

Definitions

  1. bison (Bison bison)

Ancestry of “Bison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbisonbuffalo; wisent
2Old Frenchbison—
3Latinbisōnbison (Bison bonasus)
4Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “Bison”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisAn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisundaz →