Where does “Wissen” come from?
Wissen (German) comes from German wissen, from German Besserwisser, from German besser, from Middle High German beȥȥer, from Old High German beȥȥiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz — to join; to unite; to suit.
Wissen (German): knowledge
Definitions
- knowledge
Ancestry of “Wissen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wissen | to know; to be aware of; to remember |
| 2 | German | Besserwisser | know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck |
| 3 | German | besser | comparative degree of gut; better; inflection of... |
| 4 | Middle High German | beȥȥer | — |
| 5 | Old High German | beȥȥiro | better |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *batiʀō | better |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |
Words derived from “Wissen”
- Wissenschaft
- Politikwissenschaft
- Populärwissenschaft
- Wissenschaftler
- Sprachwissenschaft
- wissenschaftlich
- Rechtswissenschaft
- Geisteswissenschaft
- Naturwissenschaft
- Afterwissenschaft
- Übersetzungswissenschaft
- Medienwissenschaft
- Islamwissenschaft
- Sozialwissenschaft
- Ingenieurwissenschaft
- wissenschaftsgeschichtlich
- Wirtschaftswissenschaft
- Wissenschaftstheorie
- Ernährungswissenschaft
- Pseudowissenschaft
- Religionswissenschaft
- geisteswissenschaft
- Wissenschafter
- Computerwissenschaft