Where does “weet” come from?

weet (Limburgish) comes from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

weet (Limburgish): nominative dual of ich

Definitions

  1. nominative dual of ich

Ancestry of “weet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwītwhite
2Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
3Proto-Germanic*wet—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →