Where does “wêze” come from?
wêze (West Frisian) comes from Dutch wezen, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
wêze (West Frisian): to be; Used as an auxiliary verb for verbs which...
Definitions
- to be; Used as an auxiliary verb for verbs which...
Ancestry of “wêze”, step by step
wêze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wezen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wezen | A being, creature; system, sector, institution;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wēsen | to be |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wesan | to be |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
via Old Frisian wesa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | wesa | to be; orphan |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvæsa | to hiss |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hwēsijaną | to cause to wheeze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwes- | to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to... |