Where does “wieszczy” come from?

wieszczy (Polish) comes from Old Polish wieszczy, from Proto-Slavic věščь, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wieszczy (Polish): prophetic, oracular

Definitions

  1. prophetic, oracular

Ancestry of “wieszczy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwieszczyprophetic, oracular
2Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
3Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wieszczy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →