Where does “visk” come from?
visk (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic wiskō, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.
visk (Icelandic): bundle of hay; wisp
Ancestry of “visk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | visk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wiskō | bundle of hay, wisp |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wiskaz | bundle of hay/straw, wisp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |