Where does “allvishet” come from?
allvishet (Swedish) comes from Swedish allvis, from Swedish all, from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup — hill.
allvishet (Swedish): infinite wisdom (the quality of being all-wise)
Definitions
- infinite wisdom (the quality of being all-wise)
Ancestry of “allvishet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | allvis | all-wise used mostly in reference to God |
| 2 | Swedish | all | all |
| 3 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 4 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 5 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 6 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |