Where does “wisund” come from?

wisund (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Ancestry of “wisund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wisund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisAn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisundaz →