Where does “hengwite” come from?

hengwite (Old English) comes from Old English wīte, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

hengwite (Old English): a fine paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal

Definitions

  1. a fine paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal

Ancestry of “hengwite”, step by step

hengwite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wīte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwītepenalty; punishment, pain, torment
2Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
3Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Old English henġen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhenġenhanging
2Proto-West Germanic*hanginihanging, execution
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →