Where does “vanvetting” come from?

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

vanvetting (Swedish): madman

Definitions

  1. madman

Ancestry of “vanvetting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvanvettmadness
2Old Norsevanvit—
3Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →