Where does “vijs” come from?

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

vijs (Dutch): screw

Definitions

  1. screw

Ancestry of “vijs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vijs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →