Where does “Wiss” come from?

Wiss (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wīse, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Wiss (Luxembourgish): meadow, pasture

Definitions

  1. meadow, pasture

Ancestry of “Wiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīse—
2Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Wiss”

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