Where does “viste” come from?
viste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vise, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
viste (Norwegian Bokmål): past of vise
Ancestry of “viste”, 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 |