Where does “Wues” come from?

Wues (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German waso, from Proto-Germanic waisǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weis-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Wues (Luxembourgish): lawn

Definitions

  1. lawn

Ancestry of “Wues”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwaso—
2Proto-Germanicwaisǭmire, muck, slime
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweis-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weis- →