wizzan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, whence also Old Dutch, Old Saxon, and Old English witan, Old Norse vita, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (witan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde, originally a perfect form of *weyd- (“see”).

Verb

wiȥȥan

  1. to know

Descendants

  • Middle High German: wiȥȥen
    • Alemannic German: wüsse
    • Cimbrian: bizzan
    • Central Franconian: wesse, wösse, wosse (Eifel)
      Hunsrik: wisse
      Luxembourgish: wëssen
    • German: wissen
    • Vilamovian: wysa
    • Yiddish: וויסן (visn)
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