Where does “wisheit” come from?

wisheit (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wisheit (Old Dutch): wisdom

Definitions

  1. wisdom

Ancestry of “wisheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīswise
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wisheit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →
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