Where does “visa” come from?

visa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish vīsa, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visa (Swedish): a song, a tune; in particular with a simple...

Definitions

  1. a song, a tune; in particular with a simple...

Ancestry of “visa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvīsato show
2Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “visa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-