Where does “vits” come from?

vits (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vits (Norwegian Bokmål): point, use; a joke, witticism, jest

Definitions

  1. point, use; a joke, witticism, jest

Ancestry of “vits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwitzjoke
2Middle High Germanwitz—
3Old High Germanwizzi—
4Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
5Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
6Proto-Germanic*witaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vits”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →