Where does “*wihslōn” come from?

*wihslōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wihslōną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “*wihslōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwihslōnąto change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “*wihslōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wihslōną →