Where does “wītwōdz” come from?

wītwōdz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéydwō(t)s, from Proto-Indo-European weydwṓ(t)s, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wītwōdz (Proto-Germanic): witness

Definitions

  1. witness

Ancestry of “wītwōdz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydwō(t)s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweydwṓ(t)s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wītwōdz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weydwṓ(t)s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydwō(t)s →
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