Where does “wasem” come from?

wasem (Middle Dutch) comes from Dutch waas, from Middle Dutch wāse, 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;...

Ancestry of “wasem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaashaze, mist; bloom; film
2Middle Dutchwāse—
3Proto-Germanicwaisǭmire, muck, slime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweis-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wasem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weis- →