Where does “Volksweisheit” come from?
Volksweisheit (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.
Volksweisheit (German): folk wisdom
Definitions
- folk wisdom
Ancestry of “Volksweisheit”, step by step
Volksweisheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Weisheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weisheit | wisdom; insight; wise saying, wise words |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīsheit | wisdom |
| 3 | Old High German | wīsheit | wisdom |
| 4 | Old High German | wis | wise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīsaz | wise, knowledgeable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weydstos | knowledgeable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via German volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 2 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |