Where does “wiseli” come from?

wiseli (Middle English) comes from Old English wīslīc, from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wiseli (Middle English): Alternative form of wisliche

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wisliche

Ancestry of “wiseli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwīslīcwise, sagacious, prudent
2Old Englishwīswise
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wiseli”

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