Where does “förhållandevis” come from?
förhållandevis (Swedish) comes from Swedish vis, from Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
förhållandevis (Swedish): somewhat, relatively
Ancestry of “förhållandevis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vis | wise; a way; manner in which something is done or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vís | wise, knowing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |