Where does “weis” come from?

weis (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.

weis (Luxembourgish): second-person singular simple past of weien

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple past of weien

Ancestry of “weis”, 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 “weis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →