Where does “vys” come from?

vys (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman vyz, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “vys”, step by step

vys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman vyz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanvyz—
2Old Frenchvisface; opinion
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Old French vice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvice—
2Latinvitiumflaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-tio-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweiguilt, vice, fault

Words derived from “vys”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtós →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissos →