Where does “vittne” come from?

vittne (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish vitne, from Old Norse vitni, from Proto-Germanic witniją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vittne (Swedish): witness

Definitions

  1. witness

Ancestry of “vittne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishvitne—
2Old Norsevitniwitness, testimony; evidence
3Proto-Germanicwitnijąwitness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vittne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic witniją →Every word from Old Norse vitni →