Where does “vet” come from?

vet (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vet (Westrobothnian): wits, reason; milk or other liquid eaten with...

Definitions

  1. wits, reason; milk or other liquid eaten with...

Ancestry of “vet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
2Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
3Proto-Germanic*wet—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →