Where does “wissus” come from?

wissus (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wissus (Proto-Celtic): act of discovering, finding out; knowledge

Definitions

  1. act of discovering, finding out; knowledge

Ancestry of “wissus”, step by step

wissus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wéydtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “wissus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus →