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Where does “wesande” come from?

wesande (Middle English) comes from Old English wǣsend, from Proto-Germanic *waisund, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Ancestry of “wesande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwǣsend—
2Proto-Germanic*waisund—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wesande”

  • weasand
  • weason
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →