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Where does “vīsa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vīsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
2Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vīsa”

  • Euroviisut
  • euroviisu
  • viisu
  • påvisa
  • visa
  • anvisa
  • avvisa
  • redovisa
  • visning
  • redovisning
  • lagrumshänvisning
  • hänvisning
  • hänvisa
  • klagovisa
  • folkvisa
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