Where does “vessla” come from?

vessla (Swedish) comes from Old Norse visla, from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ, from Proto-Germanic wisō- — European polecat, "Mustela putorius".

vessla (Swedish): weasel, Mustela nivalis

Definitions

  1. weasel, Mustela nivalis

Ancestry of “vessla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevisla—
2Proto-Germanicwisulǭweasel
3Proto-Germanicwisō-European polecat, "Mustela putorius"

Words derived from “vessla”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wisō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisulǭ →Every word from Old Norse visla →