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

avvisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish visa

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

via Swedish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “avvisa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →