Where does “ovett” come from?

ovett (Swedish) comes from Swedish vett, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ovett (Swedish): scolding

Definitions

  1. scolding

Ancestry of “ovett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvettability to behave in a reasonable, sensible and...
2Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
3Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
4Proto-Germanic*wet—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →