Where does “vita” come from?

vita (Faroese) comes from Old Norse víta, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vita (Faroese): to know; indefinite accusative singular of viti;...

Definitions

  1. to know; indefinite accusative singular of viti;...

Ancestry of “vita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevítato know
2Proto-Germanic*witaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →