Where does “witut” come from?

witut (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *witōþ, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

witut (Old Dutch): rule, law

Definitions

  1. rule, law

Ancestry of “witut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*witōþ—
2Proto-Germanicwitōþąlaw; what is known or observed
3Proto-Germanicwitōdazpast participle of *witōną
4Proto-Germanicwitōnąto know; to destine
5Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “witut”

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