Where does “Wisent” come from?

Wisent (German) comes from Middle High German wisent, from Old High German wisunt, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Wisent (German): wisent, European bison

Definitions

  1. wisent, European bison

Ancestry of “Wisent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwisent—
2Old High Germanwisuntbison
3Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisAn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisundaz →
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