Where does “wēsel” come from?

wēsel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wisula, from Proto-West Germanic wisulā, from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ, from Proto-Germanic wisō- — European polecat, "Mustela putorius".

wēsel (Middle Dutch): weasel, least weasel

Definitions

  1. weasel, least weasel

Ancestry of “wēsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwisula—
2Proto-West Germanicwisulāweasel
3Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
4Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"

Words derived from “wēsel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wisō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wisulā →