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Where does “wīsaz” come from?

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

wīsaz (Proto-Germanic): wise, knowledgeable

Definitions

  1. wise, knowledgeable

Ancestry of “wīsaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wīsaz”

  • wisdom
  • wise
  • wiser
  • wis
  • wiss
  • wisecrack
  • wiseass
  • worldlywise
  • somewise
  • pennywise
  • wisecracker
  • workwise
  • wisen
  • wisenheimer
  • wisehead
  • wisdomless
  • airwise
  • wisecracky
  • antiwisdom
  • way-wise
  • weather-wise
  • enwisen
  • penny-wise
  • firewise
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