Where does “Wies” come from?

Wies (Low German) comes 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
1Middle Low Germanwîs—
2Old Saxonwīswise
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-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 →