Where does “Veit” come from?

Veit (English) comes from German Veit, from Latvian vīt, from Latin Vitus — Given name, equivalent to Vitus.

Veit (English): Sankt Veit, the German name for Saint Vitus in place names, otherwise "der heilige Veit"

Definitions

  1. Sankt Veit, the German name for Saint Vitus in place names, otherwise "der heilige Veit"

Ancestry of “Veit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVeit—
2Latvianvītto twist, wind; to wind, to wreathe; to twist, to...
3LatinVitusGiven name, equivalent to Vitus
Every word from Latin Vitus →Every word from Latvian vīt →Every word from German Veit →