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Where does “wītaną” come from?

wītaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wītaną (Proto-Germanic): to see; know; to go; go forth; part; to punish;...

Definitions

  1. to see; know; to go; go forth; part; to punish;...

Ancestry of “wītaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wītaną”

  • guide
  • guidance
  • guiding
  • guideline
  • waveguide
  • guidewire
  • guidepost
  • wiseacre
  • wite
  • misguide
  • misguidance
  • guideway
  • guideth
  • guideless
  • guidest
  • guidage
  • guideword
  • guideboard
  • guidable
  • microguidewire
  • guidee
  • guideship
  • photoguide
  • autoguiding
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