Where does “vanvit” come from?

vanvit (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “vanvit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
2Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
3Proto-Germanic*wet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “vanvit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Germanic *wet
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