Where does “bilewit” come from?

bilewit (Middle English) comes from Old English bilewit, from Proto-Germanic biliwit-, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

bilewit (Middle English): simple, innocent

Definitions

  1. simple, innocent

Ancestry of “bilewit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbilewitinnocent, simple; calm, gentle; merciful,...
2Proto-Germanicbiliwit-gentle-minded
3Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →