Where does “vittighed” come from?

vittighed (Danish) comes from Danish vittig, from Middle Low German wittich, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vittighed (Danish): joke; witticism; pun

Definitions

  1. joke; witticism; pun

Ancestry of “vittighed”, step by step

vittighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vittig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvittigwitty; funny, humorous
2Middle Low Germanwittichsensible, intelligent
3Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “vittighed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →
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