Where does “inwit” come from?

inwit (Middle English) comes from Old English inwitt, from Old English wit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

inwit (Middle English): reasoning, mental acuity, brainpower; attitude,...

Definitions

  1. reasoning, mental acuity, brainpower; attitude,...

Ancestry of “inwit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishinwitt—
2Old Englishwitwe two; nominative dual of iċ
3Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
4Proto-Germanic*wet—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “inwit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →