Where does “vise” come from?

vise (Danish) comes from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vise (Danish): song, ballad, ditty; to show; to prove

Definitions

  1. song, ballad, ditty; to show; to prove

Ancestry of “vise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
2Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →
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