Wiss

See also: wiss

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wisa, from Proto-Germanic *waisǭ (compare Dutch waas (“turf, sod”), Old Norse veisa (“slime, stagnant pool”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weis- (“to flow”).

Cognate with German Wiese. Related to Wues.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vis/

Noun

Wiss f (plural Wisen)

  1. meadow, pasture
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