Where does “wīsheit” come from?

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

wīsheit (Middle High German): wisdom

Definitions

  1. wisdom

Ancestry of “wīsheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīsheitwisdom
2Old High Germanwiswise
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wīsheit”

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