Where does “wīzago” come from?

wīzago (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wītagō, from Proto-West Germanic wītag, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wīzago (Old High German): wise man, prophet, soothsayer

Definitions

  1. wise man, prophet, soothsayer

Ancestry of “wīzago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwītagōsage, prophet
2Proto-West Germanicwītaghaving knowledge, clever, wise
3Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →