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

Definitions

  1. past of vise

Ancestry of “viste”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →