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
Ancestry of “tusenvis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vis | wise; imperative of vise |
| 2 | Old Norse | víss | certain; wise; known |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsaz | wise, knowledgeable |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weydstos | knowledgeable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |