Where does “wesa” come from?

wesa (Old Frisian) comes from Old Norse hvæsa, from Proto-Germanic *hwēsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

wesa (Old Frisian): to be; orphan

Definitions

  1. to be; orphan

Ancestry of “wesa”, step by step

wesa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hvæsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvæsato hiss
2Proto-Germanic*hwēsijanąto cause to wheeze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

via Proto-West Germanic wesan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
2Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Proto-West Germanic waiso

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

Words derived from “wesa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwēsijaną →Every word from Old Norse hvæsa →