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Where does “wīsen” come from?

wīsen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “wīsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwīsijanto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
2Proto-Germanicwīsijanąto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “wīsen”

  • abweisen
  • weisen
  • überweisen
  • Zirkelbeweis
  • aufweisen
  • Einweisung
  • hinweisen
  • Sicherheitshinweis
  • Beweisbarkeit
  • beweisbar
  • Hinweis
  • einweisen
  • vorweisen
  • verweisen
  • weise
  • nachweisen
  • Gottesbeweis
  • beweisen
  • Wegweiser
  • anweisen
  • Weiser
  • erweisen
  • zurückweisen
  • Unbeweisbarkeit
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