Where does “visundur” come from?

visundur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse vísundr, from Old Saxon wisund, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

visundur (Faroese): bison

Definitions

  1. bison

Ancestry of “visundur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevísundr—
2Old Saxonwisund—
3Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisAn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisundaz →