Where does “Weschkje” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Weschkje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWeschwisp
2Middle Low Germanwisch
3Old Dutchwisk
4Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskazEvery word from Old Dutch wisk