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Where does “företrädesvis” come from?

företrädesvis (Swedish) comes from Swedish vis, from Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

företrädesvis (Swedish): primarily

Definitions

  1. primarily

Ancestry of “företrädesvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishviswise; a way; manner in which something is done or...
2Old Norsevíswise, knowing
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
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