fyse

Norwegian

verb-2

Definitions

to want

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse fýsa (admonish, goad, drive) inherited from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną (make ready, make favourable, predispose).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*funsijaną

Gloss

make ready, make favourable, predispose

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*pent- Proto-Indo-European
*funsijaną Proto-Germanic
fysa Norwegian Nynorsk
fysan Old English
fēsan Old English
fȳsan Old English
gefȳsan Old English
fýsa Old Norse
fýsi Old Norse