Where does “wītan” come from?
wītan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
wītan (Old Dutch): to know
Definitions
- to know
Ancestry of “wītan”, step by step
wītan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic wītan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wītan | to accuse, to blame |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Proto-Germanic *witan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *witan | — |