Where does “visa” come from?

visa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to show, point out; to send away; to demonstrate,...

Definitions

  1. to show, point out; to send away; to demonstrate,...

Ancestry of “visa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
2Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “visa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →