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Where does “waisǭ” come from?

waisǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European weis-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

waisǭ (Proto-Germanic): mire, muck, slime

Definitions

  1. mire, muck, slime

Ancestry of “waisǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweis-to flow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “waisǭ”

  • gazon
  • газон
  • gazon
  • Wiese
  • Wasen
  • Wiesenblume
  • Kuhwiese
  • Salzwiese
  • gazono
  • waas
  • gazon
  • wasem
  • γκαζόν
  • wāse
  • wase
  • gason
  • veisa
  • wāze
  • wāse
  • waes
  • wasem
  • waso
  • wisa
  • gazon
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