Where does “wīsi” come from?

wīsi (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “wīsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →
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