Where does “witter” come from?

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

Ancestry of “witter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevítr—
2Proto-Germanicwitrazknowing, wise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “witter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic witraz →Every word from Old Norse vítr →