Where does “Waserl” come from?

Waserl (German) comes from German Waise, from Old High German weiso, from Proto-West Germanic waiso, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Waserl (German): a timid and insecure or helpless person

Definitions

  1. a timid and insecure or helpless person

Ancestry of “Waserl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaiseorphan
2Old High Germanweisoorphan
3Proto-West Germanicwaisoorphan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiso →Every word from Old High German weiso →