Where does “וויסן” come from?

וויסן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wiȥȥen, from Old High German wiȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

וויסן (Yiddish): to know; knowledge

Definitions

  1. to know; knowledge

Ancestry of “וויסן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwiȥȥento know
2Old High Germanwiȥȥanto know
3Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “וויסן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →