Where does “vettlös” come from?

vettlös (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.

vettlös (Swedish): senseless, witless (lacking sense, foolish, stupid)

Definitions

  1. senseless, witless (lacking sense, foolish, stupid)

Ancestry of “vettlös”, step by step

vettlös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vett

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

via Swedish lös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlösloose; not tightened, able to move; loose; not...
2Old Swedishlø̄sloose
3Old Norselaussloose
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “vettlös

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Germanic *wet