Where does “-wies” come from?

-wies (Low German) comes from Low German Wies, from Middle Low German wîs, from Old Saxon wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

-wies (Low German): -wise

Definitions

  1. -wise

Ancestry of “-wies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanWieswise
2Middle Low Germanwîs—
3Old Saxonwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “-wies”

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