Where does “visdom” come from?
visdom (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic wīsadōmaz, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
visdom (Norwegian Nynorsk): wisdom
Ancestry of “visdom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vísdómr | wisdom |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wīsadōmaz | wise judgement, wisdom |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsaz | wise, knowledgeable |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weydstos | knowledgeable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “visdom”