Where does “uviss” come from?

uviss (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål U, from Latin v, from Etruscan 𐌖, from Ancient Greek Υ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.

uviss (Norwegian Bokmål): uncertain

Definitions

  1. uncertain

Ancestry of “uviss”, step by step

uviss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålUThe uppercase form of u, the twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by t and followed by v
2LatinvCapital form of
3Etruscan𐌖
4Ancient GreekΥypsilon
5Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
6Egyptian𓏲

via Norwegian Bokmål viss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvisscertain
2Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Egyptian 𓏲Every word from Phoenician 𐤅Every word from Ancient Greek Υ
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