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

Definitions

  1. omniscient

Ancestry of “alvitur”, step by step

alvitur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vitur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicviturwise, knowledgable
2Old Norsevítr—
3Proto-Germanicwitrazknowing, wise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Icelandic ál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicálaluminum; indefinite accusative singular of áll;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic witraz →Every word from Old Norse vítr →