Where does “וויזל” come from?

וויזל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wisele, from Old High German wisula, from Proto-West Germanic wisulā, from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ, from Proto-Germanic wisō- — European polecat, "Mustela putorius".

וויזל (Yiddish): weasel

Definitions

  1. weasel

Ancestry of “וויזל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwisele—
2Old High Germanwisulaweasel
3Proto-West Germanicwisulāweasel
4Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
5Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"

Words derived from “וויזל”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wisō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wisulā →