Where does “visusti” come from?

visusti (Finnish) comes from Finnish visu, from Swedish viss, from Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visusti (Finnish): closely

Definitions

  1. closely

Ancestry of “visusti”, step by step

visusti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish visu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvisucareful, precise
2Swedishvisscertain, convinced; some, certain, particular
3Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstosEvery word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz