Where does “witeren” come from?

witeren (Middle English) comes from Old Norse vitra, from Old Norse vítr, from Proto-Germanic witraz, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “witeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitrainflection of vitr: ## positive degree strong...
2Old Norsevítr—
3Proto-Germanicwitrazknowing, wise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic witraz →Every word from Old Norse vítr →