Where does “visst” come from?

visst (Swedish) comes from Old Norse vissa, from Proto-Germanic wissaz, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

visst (Swedish): certainly

Definitions

  1. certainly

Ancestry of “visst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevissacertain knowledge, certainty
2Proto-Germanicwissazpast participle of *witaną; known
3Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “visst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic witaną →