Where does “*wītis” come from?

*wītis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Ancestry of “*wītis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

Words derived from “*wītis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéh₁itis →