Where does “påvisa” come from?
påvisa (Swedish) comes from Swedish visa, from Old Swedish vīsa, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
påvisa (Swedish): to indicate
Ancestry of “påvisa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | visa | a song, a tune; in particular with a simple... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vīsa | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vísa | to show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |