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Where does “likvis” come from?

likvis (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian vis, from Old Norse víss, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

likvis (Westrobothnian): ignorant; lit. "just as wise", namely as the one...

Definitions

  1. ignorant; lit. "just as wise", namely as the one...

Ancestry of “likvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianvisaware
2Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →