Where does “wiso” come from?

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

wiso (Old High German): leader; indicator

Definitions

  1. leader; indicator

Ancestry of “wiso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwiswise
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wiso”

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