witt
Pronunciation: /witt/
“witt” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
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.
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