Where does “bizon” come from?

bizon (Polish) comes from German Bison, from French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

bizon (Polish): American bison, Bison bison

Definitions

  1. American bison, Bison bison

Ancestry of “bizon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBisonbison (Bison bison)
2Frenchbisonbuffalo; wisent
3Old Frenchbison—
4Latinbisōnbison (Bison bonasus)
5Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “bizon”

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