Where does “vies” come from?

vies (Dutch) comes from Dutch vijs, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vies (Dutch): dirty; bad-tasting; dirty, also in a sexual sense

Definitions

  1. dirty; bad-tasting; dirty, also in a sexual sense

Ancestry of “vies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijsscrew
2Old Frenchvisface; opinion
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vies”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →