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Where does “wissaz” come from?

wissaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wissaz (Proto-Germanic): past participle of *witaną; known

Definitions

  1. past participle of *witaną; known

Ancestry of “wissaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wissaz”

  • wise
  • wiser
  • wis
  • wiss
  • wisecrack
  • wiseass
  • worldlywise
  • somewise
  • pennywise
  • wisecracker
  • iwis
  • workwise
  • wisen
  • wisenheimer
  • wisehead
  • airwise
  • wisecracky
  • penny-wise
  • way-wise
  • weather-wise
  • copwise
  • cop-wise
  • wise man
  • wiseling
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