Where does “visk” come from?

visk (Old Danish) comes from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Ancestry of “visk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “visk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiskaz →
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