wit

pron

Meaning

we two

Etymology / origin

From Proto-West Germanic *wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from a suffixed form of *wéy (see wī). Cognate with Old Norse vit, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐍄 (wit), and Lithuanian vèdu.

vèdu(lt)→
𐍅𐌹𐍄(Gothic)→
vit(Old Norse)→
*wet(gem-pro)→
*wit(gmw-pro)→
wit (Old Frisian)
Relations: inh, inh, cog, cog, cog

Related words

*wit(gmw-pro)*wet(gem-pro)vit(Old Norse)𐍅𐌹𐍄(Gothic)vèdu(lt)witt(Old English)

Descendant words

witt(Old English) (cog)

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