Where does “wit” come from?

wit (Mauritian Creole) comes from French huit, from Middle French huyct, from Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

wit (Mauritian Creole): eight

Definitions

eight

Ancestry of “wit”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	huit	eight
2	Middle French	huyct	eight
3	Old French	uit	eight
4	Latin	octō	eight; 8
5	Proto-Italic	oktō	eight
6	Proto-Indo-European	oḱtṓw	eight
7	Proto-Indo-European	aḱ-	sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Italic oktō →