Where does “vitni” come from?

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

vitni (Faroese): witness, eye-witness

Definitions

  1. witness, eye-witness

Ancestry of “vitni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitniwitness, testimony; evidence
2Proto-Germanicwitnijąwitness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic witniją →Every word from Old Norse vitni →