Where does “wīsdōm” come from?

wīsdōm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wīsadōmaz, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wīsdōm (Old English): wisdom

Definitions

  1. wisdom

Ancestry of “wīsdōm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīsadōmazwise judgement, wisdom
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wīsdōm”

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