Where does “ווישן” come from?

ווישן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German wisken, from Proto-Germanic wiskijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ווישן (Yiddish): wipe

Definitions

  1. wipe

Ancestry of “ווישן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwisken—
2Proto-Germanicwiskijanąto sweep; to sweep away, to clean; to erase
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →