Where does “wīte” come from?

wīte (Old English) comes 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.

wīte (Old English): penalty; punishment, pain, torment

Definitions

  1. penalty; punishment, pain, torment

Ancestry of “wīte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wīte”

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