Where does “vissna” come from?

vissna (Swedish) comes from Old Norse visna, from Proto-Indo-European weis-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vissna (Swedish): to wilt, to wither (of a plant, or figuratively of humans and animals and things)

Definitions

  1. to wilt, to wither (of a plant, or figuratively of humans and animals and things)

Ancestry of “vissna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevisnato dry up, wither
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweis-to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weis- →
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