Where does “wītagō” come from?

wītagō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic wītag, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

wītagō (Proto-West Germanic): sage, prophet

Definitions

  1. sage, prophet

Ancestry of “wītagō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwītaghaving knowledge, clever, wise
2Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
3Proto-Germanic*witaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “wītagō”

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