Where does “*witaną” come from?
*witaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “*witaną”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |