Where does “wisen” come from?
wisen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
wisen (Middle Dutch): to point out, to indicate; to lead; to teach
Definitions
- to point out, to indicate; to lead; to teach
Ancestry of “wisen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | wīsen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |