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Where does “sviss” come from?

sviss (Icelandic) comes from English switch, from Middle Dutch swijch — twig.

sviss (Icelandic): a switch

Definitions

  1. a switch

Ancestry of “sviss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswitchA device to turn electric current on and off or...
2Middle Dutchswijchtwig
Every word from Middle Dutch swijch →