Where does “wëssen” come from?

wëssen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German wizzan, from Proto-West Germanic witan, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wëssen (Luxembourgish): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “wëssen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwizzanto know
2Proto-West Germanicwitanto know
3Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic witaną →