Where does “aiwisk” come from?

aiwisk (Low German) comes from Old Saxon *ēwisk, from Proto-Germanic aiwiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

aiwisk (Low German): ugly

Definitions

  1. ugly

Ancestry of “aiwisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*ēwisk—
2Proto-Germanicaiwiskazshameful
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwiskaz →Every word from Old Saxon *ēwisk →