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

  1. indefinite plural of vise; a hand; present tense...

Ancestry of “viser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvisedefinite singular/plural of vis; lyrical or epic...
2Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “viser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →