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
Ancestry of “-wies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | Wies | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wîs | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | wīs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīsaz | wise, knowledgeable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weydstos | knowledgeable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |