Where does “vitsig” come from?

vitsig (Swedish) comes from Swedish vits, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.

vitsig (Swedish): jokey

Definitions

  1. jokey

Ancestry of “vitsig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvitspun
2Germanwitzjoke
3Middle High Germanwitz—
4Old High Germanwizzi—
5Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
6Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
7Proto-Germanic*witaną—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vitsig”

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