Where does “bogvisir” come from?

bogvisir (Swedish) comes from Swedish visir, from Old French visiere, from Old French vis, from Latin vīsus, from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

bogvisir (Swedish): a bow visor (on a ship)

Definitions

  1. a bow visor (on a ship)

Ancestry of “bogvisir”, step by step

bogvisir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish visir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvisirvisor
2Old Frenchvisiere
3Old Frenchvisface; opinion
4Latinvīsushaving been seen
5Proto-Celticwissosknown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Swedish bög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishböga homosexual male; gay, fag, queer, poof
2Old Swedishbōgher
3Old Norsebógrshoulder
4Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European widtósEvery word from Proto-Celtic wissos
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