Where does “wīs” come from?

wīs (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “wīs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wīs”

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