Where does “wlitan” come from?
wlitan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wlītaną, from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)-.
wlitan (Old English): to look; to behold
Ancestry of “wlitan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wlītaną | to see, look |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wleyd(ʰ)- | — |