Where does “weise” come from?

weise (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.

weise (German): wise; inflection of weisen: ## first-person...

Definitions

  1. wise; inflection of weisen: ## first-person...

Ancestry of “weise”, 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 “weise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →