Where does “wīs” come from?

wīs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wīs (Proto-Italic): strength, force, power

Definitions

  1. strength, force, power

Ancestry of “wīs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéyh₁sforce, vehemence
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “wīs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁s →