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Where does “wiskaz” come from?

wiskaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

wiskaz (Proto-Germanic): bundle of hay/straw, wisp

Definitions

  1. bundle of hay/straw, wisp

Ancestry of “wiskaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wiskaz”

  • whisk
  • whisking
  • flywhisk
  • eggwhisk
  • wegwischen
  • verwischen
  • abwischen
  • erwischen
  • Scheibenwischer
  • wischen
  • abwischbar
  • opasvihko
  • shekkivihko
  • šekkivihko
  • vihko
  • ohjelmavihkonen
  • opasvihkonen
  • harjoitusvihko
  • vihkonen
  • viŝi
  • pijpenwisser
  • pijpewisser
  • wisser
  • wisdoek
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