wisian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to show the way, guide, point out
Etymology
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
- viisu Finnish
- Weisel German
- abweisen German
- anweisen German
- aufweisen German
- ausweisen German
- beweisen German
- einweisen German
- erweisen German
- hinweisen German
- nachweisen German
- unterweisen German
- verweisen German
- vorweisen German
- wegweisen German
- weisen German
- zurechtweisen German
- zurückweisen German
- zuweisen German
- überweisen German
- 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
- *wīsō Proto-Germanic
- *wīsōną Proto-Germanic
- anvisa Swedish
- avvisa Swedish
- bevisa Swedish
- folkvisa Swedish
- hänvisa Swedish
- klagovisa Swedish
- påvisa Swedish
- redovisa Swedish
- snapsvisa Swedish
- visa Swedish
- visning Swedish
- visa Norwegian Nynorsk
- vise Norwegian Nynorsk
- vísa Old Norse
- vise Danish
- wisen Middle Dutch
- wīsen Old High German
- wys Afrikaans
- wīsen Middle High German
- weisen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wīsijan gmw-pro
- wīsen Old Dutch
- visa Old Swedish
- viis Westrobothnian