Where does “wisch” come from?

wisch (German) comes from Middle High German wisch, from German -wisc, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

wisch (German): wisp bundle of straw

Definitions

  1. wisp bundle of straw

Ancestry of “wisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwisch—
2German-wisc—
3Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wisch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskaz →Every word from German -wisc →