Where does “støtvis” come from?

støtvis (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.

støtvis (Norwegian Bokmål): spasmodically, intermittently, in fits and starts

Definitions

  1. spasmodically, intermittently, in fits and starts

Ancestry of “støtvis”, step by step

støtvis 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 støt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstøtimpact, jolt; shock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →