Where does “anslagsvis” come from?

anslagsvis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vis, from Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

anslagsvis (Norwegian Bokmål): approximately, roughly, at an estimate

Definitions

  1. approximately, roughly, at an estimate

Ancestry of “anslagsvis”, step by step

anslagsvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviswise; imperative of vise
2Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Norwegian Bokmål anslag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålanslagan estimate; touch; a plot, a conspiracy, an...
2Germananslach—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →