Where does “witten” come from?

witten (Dutch) comes from Dutch wit, 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.

witten (Dutch): to whiten, bleach; to guise something illegal as...

Definitions

  1. to whiten, bleach; to guise something illegal as...

Ancestry of “witten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
3Old Dutchwītwhite
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “witten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →