Where does “visdomsord” come from?

visdomsord (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål visdom, from Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic wīsadōmaz, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visdomsord (Norwegian Bokmål): a word of wisdom

Definitions

  1. a word of wisdom

Ancestry of “visdomsord”, step by step

visdomsord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål visdom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvisdomwisdom
2Old Norsevísdómrwisdom
3Proto-Germanicwīsadōmazwise judgement, wisdom
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Norwegian Bokmål ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålorda word; word; reputation
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →
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