Where does “folkvisa” come from?

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

folkvisa (Swedish): a folk song

Definitions

  1. a folk song

Ancestry of “folkvisa”, step by step

folkvisa 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 folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →