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Where does “vishar” come from?

vishar (Ido) comes from Esperanto viŝi, 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- — he, she.

vishar (Ido): to wipe clean, to wipe dry

Definitions

  1. to wipe clean, to wipe dry

Ancestry of “vishar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoviŝito wipe
2Germanwischento wipe; to sweep
3Middle High Germanwischen—
4Old High Germanwisken—
5Proto-Germanicwiskijanąto sweep; to sweep away, to clean; to erase
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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