Where does “viser” come from?
viser (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vise, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
viser (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of vise; a hand; present tense...
Definitions
- indefinite plural of vise; a hand; present tense...
Ancestry of “viser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vise | definite singular/plural of vis; lyrical or epic... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vísa | to show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “viser”