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

likvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianvisaware
2Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Westrobothnian lik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianliksimilar; excellent, good, suitable; right, cheap
2Old Norselíkrsame, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,...
3Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydstos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīsaz →