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Where does “wīsadōmaz” come from?

wīsadōmaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wīsadōmaz (Proto-Germanic): wise judgement, wisdom

Definitions

  1. wise judgement, wisdom

Ancestry of “wīsadōmaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wīsadōmaz”

  • wisdom
  • wisdomless
  • antiwisdom
  • wisdom
  • wisdom
  • wīsdōm
  • vísdómr
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