Where does “vísundr” come from?

vísundr (Old Norse) comes from Old Saxon wisund, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

Ancestry of “vísundr”, step by step

vísundr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon wisund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwisund—
2Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Proto-Germanic wisundz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwisundzwisent, bison

Words derived from “vísundr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisAn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisundaz →