Where does “lævíss” come from?

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

lævíss (Old Norse): crafty in a good or bad sense

Definitions

  1. crafty in a good or bad sense

Ancestry of “lævíss”, step by step

lævíss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse víss

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

via Old Norse læ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselæ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →