Where does “ווײַס” come from?

ווײַס (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German wīs, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ווײַס (Yiddish): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “ווײַס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīs—
2Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ווײַס”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →