förvisso

Swedish

Etymology

This is not the prefix för-, but the two words för visso (for sure) run together. Visso is an antiquated form and hardly appears on its own. It is related to visserligen (“surely, granted”) and German wissen (“to know”). Compare till yttermera visso and English to wisse.

Adverb

förvisso

1. for sure, no doubt

References

• förvisso in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• förvisso in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• förvisso in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• visso in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)