Where does “vist” come from?

vist (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse vist, from Proto-Germanic wistiz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

vist (Icelandic): stay; abode

Definitions

  1. stay; abode

Ancestry of “vist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevista stay; an abode; food, provisions
2Proto-Germanicwistizessence, being; nature, reality; substance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “vist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wistiz →Every word from Old Norse vist →