Where does “povjesničar” come from?

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

povjesničar (Serbo-Croatian): historian

Definitions

  1. historian

Ancestry of “povjesničar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȍvijēsthistory
2Serbo-Croatianpòvitito bend
3Icelandicvítihell; penalty
4Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
5Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →