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

vanligvis traces back through 3 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 Danish vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvismanner, way; wise; sure, certain
2Old Norsevíswise, knowing
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc

via Norwegian Bokmål vanlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvanligcommon, usual, typical; ordinary
2Old Norsevanaligr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →
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