Where does “kõneviis” come from?

kõneviis (Estonian) comes from Estonian viis, from Middle Low German wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

kõneviis (Estonian): parlance; mood

Definitions

  1. parlance; mood

Ancestry of “kõneviis”, step by step

kõneviis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian viis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianviisfive; way, manner; mode
2Middle Low Germanwīs—
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Estonian kõne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankõnespeech; polarity
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Middle Low German wīs →