Where does “voysen” come from?

voysen (Middle English) comes from Middle English voys, from Anglo-Norman voiz, from Latin vocem, from Latin vox, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

voysen (Middle English): To be generally claimed or held to be or have; To...

Definitions

  1. To be generally claimed or held to be or have; To...

Ancestry of “voysen”, step by step

voysen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English voys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishvoysA voice; the sound a human or other speaking...
2Anglo-Normanvoizvoice
3Latinvocemaccusative singular of vōx; first-person singular...
4Latinvoxvoice
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Middle English voice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishvoiceAlternative form of voys
2Old FrenchvoisAlternative form of voiz
3Latinvādōto go, walk, rush
4Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
5LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
6Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks