Where does “witte” come from?

witte (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wita, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

witte (West Frisian): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “witte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwita—
2Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
3Proto-Germanic*witaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “witte”

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