Where does “wees” come from?
wees (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wesa, from Old Norse hvæsa, from Proto-Germanic *hwēsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
wees (North Frisian): to be
Ancestry of “wees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | wesa | to be; orphan |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvæsa | to hiss |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hwēsijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwes- | to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to... |