Where does “wīt” come from?
wīt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Ancestry of “wīt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wit | Alternative form of *wet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *wet | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |