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Where does “wóyde” come from?

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

wóyde (Proto-Indo-European): to have seen, to know

Definitions

  1. to have seen, to know

Ancestry of “wóyde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wóyde”

  • wise
  • wet
  • wit
  • wiser
  • wetting
  • wetland
  • wot
  • bismuth
  • wetter
  • wis
  • outwit
  • wist
  • wettability
  • weet
  • wetsuit
  • wetly
  • wiss
  • bedwetting
  • wisecrack
  • edelweiss
  • dimwit
  • electrowetting
  • witan
  • witling
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