Where does “wisala” come from?

wisala (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wisulā, from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ, from Proto-Germanic wisō- — European polecat, "Mustela putorius".

Ancestry of “wisala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwisulāweasel
2Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
3Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"
Every word from Proto-Germanic wisō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wisulā →