Where does “tusenvis” come from?

tusenvis (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.

tusenvis (Norwegian Bokmål): thousands

Definitions

  1. thousands

Ancestry of “tusenvis”, step by step

tusenvis 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 tusen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltusena thousand; thousand; 1000
2Old Norseþúsund—
3Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →