Where does “witen” come from?

witen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wītan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

witen (Middle Dutch): to blame, to hold accountable; to cause harm

Definitions

  1. to blame, to hold accountable; to cause harm

Ancestry of “witen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwītanto know
2Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
3Proto-Germanic*witaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “witen”

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