Where does “Wesch” come from?

Wesch (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wisch, from Old Dutch wisk, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Wesch (Plautdietsch): wisp

Definitions

  1. wisp

Ancestry of “Wesch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwisch—
2Old Dutchwisk—
3Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “Wesch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskaz →Every word from Old Dutch wisk →