Where does “wisel” come from?

wisel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wisula, from Proto-West Germanic wisulā, from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ, from Proto-Germanic wisō- — European polecat, "Mustela putorius".

Ancestry of “wisel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwisulaweasel
2Proto-West Germanicwisulāweasel
3Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
4Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"

Words derived from “wisel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wisō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wisulā →