Where does “vitsin” come from?

vitsin (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.

vitsin (Finnish): Genitive singular form of vitsi

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of vitsi

Ancestry of “vitsin”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →
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