Where does “wit” come from?

wit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wit (Dutch): white; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...

Definitions

  1. white; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...

Ancestry of “wit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
2Old Dutchwītwhite
3Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
4Proto-Germanic*wet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “wit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂