Where does “aufwiesen” come from?
aufwiesen (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch wiesen, from Middle Low German wîsen, from Old English wisian, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
aufwiesen (Plautdietsch): to show off, be ostentatious
Definitions
- to show off, be ostentatious
Ancestry of “aufwiesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | wiesen | to show, to demonstrate |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wîsen | — |
| 3 | Old English | wisian | to show the way, guide, point out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |