Where does “wīz” come from?

wīz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

Ancestry of “wīz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīzwhite
2Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “wīz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīt →