Where does “wihslaz” come from?

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

wihslaz (Proto-Germanic): change

Definitions

  1. change

Ancestry of “wihslaz”, step by step

wihslaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European weyk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement

Words derived from “wihslaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk-
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