Where does “witwan” come from?

witwan (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

witwan (Old Prussian): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “witwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis →
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