Where does “alvitur” come from?
alvitur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vitur, from Old Norse vítr, from Proto-Germanic witraz, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
alvitur (Icelandic): omniscient
Ancestry of “alvitur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vitur | wise, knowledgable |
| 2 | Old Norse | vítr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | witraz | knowing, wise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |