Weissager

Betekenis (Engels)

soothsayer, seer, prophet (male or of unspecified gender)

Sinonieme

Wahrsager

Seher

Hellseher

Prophet

Augur

Weissagerin

Hellseherin

Wahrsagerin

Seherin

Visionär

Orakelbefrager

Vorhersager

Prophetin

Prophezeier

Visionärin

Vertalings

voyant

indovino

seer

prophet

fatidica

adivinho

vidente

μάντις

chiaroveggente

diviner

veggente

voyante

clairvoyant

adivino

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvaɪ̯sˌzaːɡɐ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old High German: wīzzago

Verwante met Duits: Wissen

Verwante met Engels: wit

In summary

In its modern form a compound of weise + Sager (“wise-sayer”). However, this is a secondary motivation of Old High German wīzzago, which is remotely related only to the former of the two components mentioned, pertaining more closely to German Wissen (“knowledge”) and thus English wit. Already in Old High German this ancient noun began to be re-interpreted as wīssago, i.e. in the modern sense.