Where does “vísdómstönn” come from?

vísdómstönn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vísdómur, from Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic wīsadōmaz, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vísdómstönn (Icelandic): wisdom tooth

Definitions

  1. wisdom tooth

Ancestry of “vísdómstönn”, step by step

vísdómstönn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vísdómur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvísdómurwisdom
2Old Norsevísdómrwisdom
3Proto-Germanicwīsadōmazwise judgement, wisdom
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Icelandic tönn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictönna tooth
2Old Norsetǫnntooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →