"Wysong" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Wysongs [plural]
Etymology: An anglicisation of the German Weissang surname. Though a surface analysis might suggest the meaning "wise song", the German surname is actually an alteration—due to influence from German Sang (“song”)—of a derivative of Middle High German wīssage (“soothsayer”). The Middle High German word was inherited from Old High German wīzzago (“soothsayer, seer”), which in turn was inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō (“wise one; prophet”). Ultimately of the same origin as the English word wiseacre, and cognate with German Weissager. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Weissang}} German Weissang, {{m+|de|Sang||song}} German Sang (“song”), {{m+|gmh|wīssage||soothsayer}} Middle High German wīssage (“soothsayer”), {{der|en|goh|wīzzago||soothsayer, seer}} Old High German wīzzago (“soothsayer, seer”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*wītagō||wise one; prophet}} Proto-West Germanic *wītagō (“wise one; prophet”), {{cog|de|Weissager}} German Weissager Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Wysongs}} Wysong (plural Wysongs)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Wysong-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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