Where does “Kreizwitting” come from?

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

Kreizwitting (East Central German): back pain

Definitions

  1. back pain

Ancestry of “Kreizwitting”, step by step

Kreizwitting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English witting

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

via East Central German Kreiz

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