Where does “wehslon” come from?

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

wehslon (Old Saxon): to change, exchange

Definitions

  1. to change, exchange

Ancestry of “wehslon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwihslōnąto change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-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 →