Where does “Alvíss” come from?

Alvíss (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Alvíss (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Alvíss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
2Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Alvíss

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstosEvery word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz