Where does “wlispian” come from?

wlispian (Old English) comes from Old English wlisp, from Proto-Germanic wlispaz, from Proto-Indo-European wlis-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “wlispian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwlisplisping; stammering
2Proto-Germanicwlispazstammering; lisping
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwlis-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wlispian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wlis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wlispaz →