Where does “vitsailla” come from?

vitsailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitsi, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.

vitsailla (Finnish): To joke, jest

Definitions

  1. To joke, jest

Ancestry of “vitsailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitsijoke
2Germanwitzjoke
3Middle High Germanwitz—
4Old High Germanwizzi—
5Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
6Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
7Proto-Germanic*witaną—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vitsailla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →