Where does “vittighet” come from?

vittighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vittig, from Middle Low German wittich, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vittighet (Norwegian Bokmål): wit, wittiness; a witticism

Definitions

  1. wit, wittiness; a witticism

Ancestry of “vittighet”, step by step

vittighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vittig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvittigwitty
2Middle Low Germanwittichsensible, intelligent
3Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →