Where does “witteren” come from?
witteren (Middle English) comes from Old Norse vitra, from Old Norse vítr, from Proto-Germanic witraz, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “witteren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vitra | inflection of vitr:
## positive degree strong... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vítr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | witraz | knowing, wise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |