Where does “periodvis” come from?
periodvis (Swedish) comes from Swedish vis, from Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
periodvis (Swedish): periodical; periodically, from time to time
Definitions
- periodical; periodically, from time to time
Ancestry of “periodvis”, step by step
periodvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vis
| 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 |
via Swedish period
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | period | a period, a limited amount of time; period |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περίοδος | going round in a circle, flank march;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |