Where does “slumpvis” come from?

slumpvis (Swedish) comes from Swedish vis, from Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

slumpvis (Swedish): random; randomly

Definitions

  1. random; randomly

Ancestry of “slumpvis”, step by step

slumpvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishviswise; a way; manner in which something is done or...
2Old Norsevíswise, knowing
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Swedish slump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslumpchance, happenstance
2Middle Low Germanslump—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsō →Every word from Old Norse vís →