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Where does “vise” come from?

vise (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vise (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular/plural of vis; lyrical or epic...

Definitions

  1. definite singular/plural of vis; lyrical or epic...

Ancestry of “vise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
2Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vise”

  • visdomsord
  • visdomstann
  • avvise
  • sekundviser
  • viser
  • påvise
  • henvise
  • viste
  • oppvise
  • oppvisning
  • visdom
  • vis
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