Where does “motbevisa” come from?
motbevisa (Swedish) comes from Swedish bevisa, from Swedish visa, from Old Swedish vīsa, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
motbevisa (Swedish): disprove, refute
Definitions
- disprove, refute
Ancestry of “motbevisa”, step by step
motbevisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bevisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bevisa | to prove (to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for) |
| 2 | Swedish | visa | a song, a tune; in particular with a simple... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vīsa | to show |
| 4 | Old Norse | vísa | to show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |