Where does “wêse” come from?

wêse (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wēso, from Proto-West Germanic waiso, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Ancestry of “wêse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwēsoorphan
2Proto-West Germanicwaisoorphan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wêse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiso →Every word from Old Dutch wēso →