Where does “wehslian” come from?

wehslian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wihslōn, from Proto-Germanic wihslōną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wehslian (Old Saxon): to change, exchange

Definitions

  1. to change, exchange

Ancestry of “wehslian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wihslōn—
2Proto-Germanicwihslōnąto change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihslōną →