Where does “wise” come from?
wise (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
wise (Old English): manner, way, fashion; wise, manner, direction;...
Definitions
- manner, way, fashion; wise, manner, direction;...
Ancestry of “wise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “wise”