Where does “visul” come from?

visul (Volapük) comes from Old High German wisula, from Proto-West Germanic wisulā, from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ, from Proto-Germanic wisō- — European polecat, "Mustela putorius".

visul (Volapük): weasel

Definitions

  1. weasel

Ancestry of “visul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwisulaweasel
2Proto-West Germanicwisulāweasel
3Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
4Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"
Every word from Proto-Germanic wisō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wisulā →