Where does “vanlegvis” come from?
vanlegvis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vis, from Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
vanlegvis (Norwegian Nynorsk): usually
Ancestry of “vanlegvis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vis | wise; a way, manner |
| 2 | Old Norse | vís | wise, knowing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |