Where does “weißen” come from?

weißen (German) comes from German Weiß, from Middle High German wīȥ.

weißen (German): to whiten

Definitions

  1. to whiten

Ancestry of “weißen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—

Words derived from “weißen”

Every word from Middle High German wīȥ →Every word from German Weiß →