Where does “Vifzack” come from?

Vifzack (German) comes from German vif, from French vif, from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Vifzack (German): bright, smart person

Definitions

  1. bright, smart person

Ancestry of “Vifzack”, step by step

Vifzack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvifvivid, bright, smart, witty
2Frenchviflively, brisk; vivid, bright; keen, sharp
3Middle Frenchvifalive
4Old Frenchvifalive
5Latinvīvusalive, living
6Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via German zack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzacksingular imperative of zacken; first-person...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos