Where does “wisp” come from?

wisp (Middle English) comes from Middle English wyspe, from Old English wisp.

wisp (Middle English): Alternative form of wyspe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wyspe

Ancestry of “wisp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwyspeA package, stick or pile of straw, a wisp; An...
2Old Englishwisp—
Every word from Old English wisp →Every word from Middle English wyspe →
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