An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wiese

by Friedrich Kluge

Wiese, f., ‘meadow, pasture-land,’ from the equiv. MidHG. wise, OHG. wisa, f. From the same root are derived with a different gradation OIc. veisa, ‘pool, pond with standing water,’ AS. wâs, ‘moisture,’ E. (dial.) woosy, ‘moist.’ LG. wische, ‘meadow,’ is based on LG. *wîska.