Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚹᛁᛊᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

Adjective

*ᚹᛁᛊᚨᛉ (*wisaʀ /wīsaʀ/)

1. wise

Derived terms

• ᚠᚨᚱᚨᚢᛁᛋᚨ (farauisa /⁠Fārawīsā⁠/, “Danger-wise”, male personal name)

Descendants

• Old Norse: víss
  • Icelandic: vís
  • Faroese: vísur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vis
  • Old Swedish: vīs
    • Swedish: vis
  • Danish: vis