Where does “vögguvísa” come from?

vögguvísa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vísa, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vögguvísa (Icelandic): lullaby

Definitions

  1. lullaby

Ancestry of “vögguvísa”, step by step

vögguvísa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vísa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvísaverse
2Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Icelandic vagga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvaggato move back and forth in a swaying motion; to...
2Old Norsevaggacradle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →