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
- American bison, Bison bison
Ancestry of “bizon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Bison | bison |
| 2 | French | bison | buffalo; wisent |
| 3 | Old French | bison | — |
| 4 | Latin | bisōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wisundaz | bison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisAn- | aurochs, aurochs horn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |