Where does “Weise” come from?

Weise (German) comes from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Weise (German): way, manner; tune; mode/mood

Definitions

  1. way, manner; tune; mode/mood

Ancestry of “Weise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →