Where does “Wiese” come from?

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

Wiese (German): a meadow; a lawn, especially a large one, loosely...

Definitions

  1. a meadow; a lawn, especially a large one, loosely...

Ancestry of “Wiese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīse—
2Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Wiese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →