Where does “vit” come from?

vit (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vite, from Old Norse víta, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vit (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of vite

Definitions

  1. imperative of vite

Ancestry of “vit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviteto know
2Old Norsevítato know
3Proto-Germanic*witaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →