Where does “wissel” come from?

wissel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wissel, from Proto-Germanic wihslaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wissel (Middle Dutch): swap, exchange; currency exchange; commission

Definitions

  1. swap, exchange; currency exchange; commission

Ancestry of “wissel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwissel—
2Proto-Germanicwihslazchange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wissel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihslaz →