Where does “mannvit” come from?

mannvit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vit, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

mannvit (Icelandic): sense, reason, intelligence

Definitions

  1. sense, reason, intelligence

Ancestry of “mannvit”, step by step

mannvit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvitwits, intelligence; reason, sense; knowledge
2Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
3Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
4Proto-Germanic*wet—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →