Where does “wieselig” come from?

wieselig (German) comes from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

wieselig (German): very fast, quick as a flash

Definitions

  1. very fast, quick as a flash

Ancestry of “wieselig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
2German-jährigyears old; years lasting
3GermanJahryear
4Middle High Germanjāryear
5Old High Germanjāryear
6Proto-West Germanicjāryear
7Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from German -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →