Where does “vis” come from?
vis (Swedish) comes from Old Norse vís, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
vis (Swedish): wise; a way; manner in which something is done or...
Definitions
- wise; a way; manner in which something is done or...
Ancestry of “vis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vís | wise, knowing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |