Where does “vissa” come from?

vissa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wissaz, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vissa (Old Norse): certain knowledge, certainty

Definitions

  1. certain knowledge, certainty

Ancestry of “vissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwissazpast participle of *witaną; known
2Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vissa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic witaną →