Where does “uvisse” come from?
uvisse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk visse, from Norwegian Nynorsk viss, from Middle Low German wes, from Old Saxon hwes, from Proto-Germanic hwes, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
uvisse (Norwegian Nynorsk): uncertainty
Definitions
- uncertainty
Ancestry of “uvisse”, step by step
uvisse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk visse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | visse | certainty; to assure; inflection of viss: ##... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | viss | certain; if |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wes | whose, of whom; whose, of what |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hwes | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwes | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |
via Norwegian Nynorsk U
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | U | — |