Where does “Koppwitting” come from?

Koppwitting (East Central German) comes from English witting, from Old Norse vitand.

Koppwitting (East Central German): headache

Definitions

  1. headache

Ancestry of “Koppwitting”, step by step

Koppwitting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English witting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwittingKnowledge, awareness; aware, knowledgable;...
2Old Norsevitand—

via East Central German Kopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanKopphead
Every word from Old Norse vitand →Every word from English witting →
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