Where does “wisdom” come from?

wisdom (Middle English) comes from Old English wīsdōm, from Proto-Germanic wīsadōmaz, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wisdom (Middle English): wisdom

Definitions

  1. wisdom

Ancestry of “wisdom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwīsdōmwisdom
2Proto-Germanicwīsadōmazwise judgement, wisdom
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wisdom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →
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