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Where does “wēso” come from?

wēso (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic waiso, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Ancestry of “wēso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwaisoorphan
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wēso”

  • wees
  • wêse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →