Where does “visshet” come from?

visshet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål viss, from Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visshet (Norwegian Bokmål): certainty

Definitions

  1. certainty

Ancestry of “visshet”, step by step

visshet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål viss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvisscertain
2Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →