Where does “viis” come from?
viis (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic wīsō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
viis (Westrobothnian): To direct, instruct someone to go somewhere, do...
Definitions
- To direct, instruct someone to go somewhere, do...
Ancestry of “viis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vísa | to show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |