Where does “viti” come from?

viti (Faroese) comes from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

viti (Faroese): lighthouse; beacon

Definitions

  1. lighthouse; beacon

Ancestry of “viti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
2Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “viti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →
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