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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | wēso | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | waiso | orphan |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |
Words derived from “wêse”