witt

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German Low German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt.

Cognate with Danish hvid, Dutch wit, German weiß, Norwegian hvit, West Frisian wyt.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

witt

  1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) white
  2. (Low Prussian, by extension) clean

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Middle English[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

witt

  1. Alternative form of wit

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know).

Cognate with Old Frisian wit, Old Saxon wit, Old High German wizzi (whence German Witz), Old Norse vit (whence Swedish vett). Compare witan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

witt n (nominative plural witt)

  1. mind, understanding, sense, sanity

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wyt
    • English: wit
    • Yola: wut

Plautdietsch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt.

Adjective[edit]

witt

  1. white