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

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “Waise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanweisoorphan
2Proto-West Germanicwaisoorphan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “Waise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiso →Every word from Old High German weiso →