Where does “vissa” come from?
vissa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vissa, from Proto-Germanic wissaz, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
vissa (Icelandic): certainty
Ancestry of “vissa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vissa | certain knowledge, certainty |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wissaz | past participle of *witaną; known |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |