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Where does “wisundaz” come from?

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

wisundaz (Proto-Germanic): bison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs

Definitions

  1. bison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs

Ancestry of “wisundaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “wisundaz”

  • bison
  • wisent
  • bison
  • bisonte
  • bisonte
  • бизон
  • bison
  • Wisent
  • bisão
  • bisonte
  • バイソン
  • bizon
  • bizon
  • bizon
  • бизон
  • Bison
  • bison
  • bizon
  • 바이슨
  • bisontes
  • bisonte
  • bizon
  • bison
  • bison
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