Where does “witan” come from?

witan (English) comes from Old English wītan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

witan (English): The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot

Definitions

  1. The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot

Ancestry of “witan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwītanto look, behold, see, guard, keep, impute or...
2Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
3Proto-Germanic*witaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →