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Where does “vanligvis” come from?

vanligvis (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.

vanligvis (Norwegian Bokmål): commonly, usually, typically; ordinarily,...

Definitions

  1. commonly, usually, typically; ordinarily,...

Ancestry of “vanligvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviswise; imperative of vise
2Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →