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.

wēso (Old Dutch): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “wēso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wēso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiso →