Where does “prapovijest” come from?

prapovijest (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.

prapovijest (Serbo-Croatian): prehistory

Definitions

  1. prehistory

Ancestry of “prapovijest”, 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- →