Where does “viska” come from?

viska (Faroese) comes from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic wiskō, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

viska (Faroese): to wipe

Definitions

  1. to wipe

Ancestry of “viska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevisk—
2Proto-Germanicwiskōbundle of hay, wisp
3Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “viska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskō →