Where does “vett” come from?

vett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vett (Norwegian Nynorsk): sense, wits

Definitions

  1. sense, wits

Ancestry of “vett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
2Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
3Proto-Germanic*wet—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “vett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →