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

wissaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic witaną

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

via Proto-Indo-European widtós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
2Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “wissaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic witaną →