Where does “вис” come from?

вис (Russian) comes from Russian висе́ть, from Old East Slavic висѣти, from Proto-Slavic visěti — to hang; to be suspended.

вис (Russian): hang; short masculine singular past indicative...

Definitions

  1. hang; short masculine singular past indicative...

Ancestry of “вис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвисе́тьto hang
2Old East Slavicвисѣти
3Proto-Slavicvisětito hang; to be suspended
Every word from Proto-Slavic visětiEvery word from Old East Slavic висѣтиEvery word from Russian висе́ть