Where does “*witōþ” come from?

*witōþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “*witōþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwitōþąlaw; what is known or observed
2Proto-Germanicwitōdazpast participle of *witōną
3Proto-Germanicwitōnąto know; to destine
4Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “*witōþ”

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