Where does “Weisheit” come from?

Weisheit (German) comes 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.

Weisheit (German): wisdom; insight; wise saying, wise words

Definitions

  1. wisdom; insight; wise saying, wise words

Ancestry of “Weisheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīsheitwisdom
2Old High Germanwīsheitwisdom
3Old High Germanwiswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Weisheit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →