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Where does “avvisa” come from?

avvisa (Swedish) comes from Swedish visa, from Old Swedish vīsa, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

avvisa (Swedish): to turn down; to reject; to turn back; to turn...

Definitions

  1. to turn down; to reject; to turn back; to turn...

Ancestry of “avvisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvisaa song, a tune; in particular with a simple...
2Old Swedishvīsa—
3Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
4Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
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