Where does “witją” come from?

witją (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

witją (Proto-Germanic): knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit

Definitions

  1. knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit

Ancestry of “witją”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*witaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “witją”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →