Where does “vist” come from?

vist (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wistiz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

vist (Old Norse): a stay; an abode; food, provisions

Definitions

  1. a stay; an abode; food, provisions

Ancestry of “vist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwistizessence, being; nature, reality; substance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “vist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wistiz →