Where does “vis” come from?

vis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vis (Norwegian Bokmål): wise; imperative of vise

Definitions

  1. wise; imperative of vise

Ancestry of “vis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →