Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere 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 senseless, witless (lacking sense, foolish, stupid) Ancestry of “vettlös”, step by step vettlös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vett Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish vett ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible and... 2 Old Norse vit first-person dual pronoun 3 Proto-Germanic wit Alternative form of *wet 4 Proto-Germanic *wet — 5 Proto-Indo-European wéy we 6 Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ I
via Swedish lös Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish lös loose; not tightened, able to move; loose; not... 2 Old Swedish lø̄s loose 3 Old Norse lauss loose 4 Proto-Germanic lausaz loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue 5 Proto-Indo-European lewH- louse
Words derived from “vettlös”