Where does “fortrinnsvis” come from?

fortrinnsvis (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.

fortrinnsvis (Norwegian Bokmål): preferably; chiefly

Definitions

  1. preferably; chiefly

Ancestry of “fortrinnsvis”, step by step

fortrinnsvis 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 fortrinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfortrinn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →