Where does “forwiten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “forwiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōrewitanto foreknow
2Old Englishwītanto look, behold, see, guard, keep, impute or...
3Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
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 →