Where does “wit” come from?

wit (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wit (Proto-Germanic): Alternative form of *wet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *wet

Ancestry of “wit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wet—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “wit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →
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