Wiesel

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Proper noun[edit]

Wiesel

  1. A surname.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German wisele, from Old High German wisula, wisala, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā.

Compare Low German Wessel, Wissel, Dutch wezel, English weasel, Swedish vessla.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːzl̩/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Wiesel n (strong, genitive Wiesels, plural Wiesel)

  1. weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Wiesel” in Duden online
  • Wiesel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache