Where does “wískhaton” come from?

wískhaton (Mohawk) comes from Old Dutch wisk, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

wískhaton (Mohawk): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “wískhaton”, step by step

wískhaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch wisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwisk—
2Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Mohawk haton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mohawkhaton—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskaz →Every word from Old Dutch wisk →