Where does “visdom” come from?

visdom (Danish) comes from Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic wīsadōmaz, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visdom (Danish): wisdom

Definitions

  1. wisdom

Ancestry of “visdom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevísdómrwisdom
2Proto-Germanicwīsadōmazwise judgement, wisdom
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “visdom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →