Where does “pȍvijēst” come from?

pȍvijēst (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pòviti, from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

pȍvijēst (Serbo-Croatian): history

Definitions

  1. history

Ancestry of “pȍvijēst”, step by step

pȍvijēst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pòviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpòvitito bend
2Icelandicvítihell; penalty
3Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
4Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Proto-Slavic *pověstь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*pověstьtale, narration
2Proto-Slavic*povĕdtь—

Words derived from “pȍvijēst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →