Where does “wegwischen” come from?
wegwischen (German) comes from German wischen, from Middle High German wischen, from Old High German wisken, from Proto-Germanic wiskijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
wegwischen (German): to wipe away
Ancestry of “wegwischen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wischen | to wipe; to sweep |
| 2 | Middle High German | wischen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wisken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wiskijaną | to sweep; to sweep away, to clean; to erase |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |