Where does “wīsijan” come from?

wīsijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

wīsijan (Proto-West Germanic): to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct

Definitions

  1. to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct

Ancestry of “wīsijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīsijanąto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “wīsijan”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →