Where does “Waise” come from?
Waise (German) comes from Old High German weiso, from Proto-West Germanic waiso, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.
Waise (German): orphan
Ancestry of “Waise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | weiso | orphan |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | waiso | orphan |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |
Words derived from “Waise”