Where does “vitne” come from?
vitne (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse vitni, from Proto-Germanic witniją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “vitne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | vitni | witness, testimony; evidence |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | witniją | witness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |