Where does “wis” come from?

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

wis (Old High German): wise

Definitions

  1. wise

Ancestry of “wis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →