Where does “wijssegger” come from?

wijssegger (Middle Dutch) comes from Old High German wīzzago, from Proto-West Germanic wītagō, from Proto-West Germanic wītag, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wijssegger (Middle Dutch): soothsayer

Definitions

  1. soothsayer

Ancestry of “wijssegger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīzzago—
2Proto-West Germanicwītagōsage, prophet
3Proto-West Germanicwītaghaving knowledge, clever, wise
4Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
5Proto-Germanic*witaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wijssegger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →