Where does “wisnōjan” come from?

wisnōjan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Ancestry of “wisnōjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwesanąto be; to remain; to exist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Proto-Germanic wesaną →
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