Where does “visdomstann” come from?

visdomstann (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.

visdomstann (Norwegian Bokmål): a wisdom tooth

Definitions

  1. a wisdom tooth

Ancestry of “visdomstann”, step by step

visdomstann 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 tann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltanna tooth; prong
2Old Norsetǫnntooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →