Where does “viisu” come from?

viisu (Finnish) comes from Swedish visa, from Old Swedish vīsa, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

viisu (Finnish): song

Definitions

  1. song

Ancestry of “viisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvisaa song, a tune; in particular with a simple...
2Old Swedishvīsato show
3Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
4Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “viisu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →