Where does “fingervisning” come from?

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

fingervisning (Swedish): indication, hint

Definitions

  1. indication, hint

Ancestry of “fingervisning”, step by step

fingervisning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish visning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvisningshow, display
2Swedishvisaa song, a tune; in particular with a simple...
3Old Swedishvīsato show
4Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
5Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Swedish finger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfingera finger
2Old Swedishfingerfinger
3Old Norsefingrfinger
4Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vísa →