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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “*witaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde