wisen
Middle Dutch
/ˈwiːzən/
verb
Definitions
- to point out, to indicate
- to lead
- to teach
- to assign
- to determine
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch wīsen inherited from *wīsijan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną (make wise).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wīsijaną
Gloss
make wise
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vihjata Finnish
- aanwijzen Dutch, Flemish
- afwijzen Dutch, Flemish
- bewijzen Dutch, Flemish
- onderwijzen Dutch, Flemish
- terechtwijzen Dutch, Flemish
- toewijzen Dutch, Flemish
- uitwijzen Dutch, Flemish
- verwijzen Dutch, Flemish
- wijzen Dutch, Flemish
- wijzer Dutch, Flemish
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *wīsijaną Proto-Germanic
- wisian Old English
- wisen Old High German
- wīsen Old High German
- wys Afrikaans
- 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wīsijan gmw-pro
- wīsen Old Dutch