Where does “vetta” come from?

vetta (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse vita, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vetta (Westrobothnian): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “vetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevitato know
2Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic witaną →
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