Where does “weiso” come from?

weiso (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic waiso, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

weiso (Old High German): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “weiso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “weiso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiso →