Where does “וויסנשאַפֿט” come from?

וויסנשאַפֿט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וויסן, 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.

וויסנשאַפֿט (Yiddish): science

Definitions

  1. science

Ancestry of “וויסנשאַפֿט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוויסןto know; knowledge
2Middle High Germanwiȥȥento know
3Old High Germanwiȥȥanto know
4Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
5Proto-Germanic*witaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “וויסנשאַפֿט”

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