Where does “וויסנשאַפֿטלעך” come from?

וויסנשאַפֿטלעך (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וויסנשאַפֿט, 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.

וויסנשאַפֿטלעך (Yiddish): scientific

Definitions

  1. scientific

Ancestry of “וויסנשאַפֿטלעך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוויסנשאַפֿטscience
2Yiddishוויסןto know; knowledge
3Middle High Germanwiȥȥento know
4Old High Germanwiȥȥanto know
5Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
6Proto-Germanic*witaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →