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Where does “vísa” come from?

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

vísa (Old Norse): to show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...

Definitions

  1. to show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...

Ancestry of “vísa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vísa”

  • euroviisu
  • viisu
  • Euroviisut
  • visa
  • klagovisa
  • påvisa
  • anvisa
  • visning
  • redovisning
  • lagrumshänvisning
  • hänvisning
  • hänvisa
  • avvisa
  • redovisa
  • folkvisa
  • sekundviser
  • viste
  • visdomstann
  • påvise
  • henvise
  • oppvise
  • oppvisning
  • vis
  • visdom
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