Proto-Germanic

*wīsaz

‘knowledgeable, wise’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, most familiar first.

• wise ← wys ← wīs
• wisdom ← *wīsadōm ← *wīsadōmaz
• wisely ← wisliche ← wīslīċe ← wīs
• unwise ← unwis ← unwīs ← wīs
• unwisely ← vnwysely ← unwīslīċe ← wīslīċe ← wīs
• wisse ← wissen ← wisian ← *wīsōn ← *wīsōną
• unwisdom ← wīsdōm ← *wīsadōmaz
• wiseness ← wisnesse ← wīsnes ← wīs
• wiselike ← wiseli ← wīslīc ← wīs

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *wīsaz