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Witz

Pronunciation: /vɪt͡s/

“Witz” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. joke
  2. joke (something that is not taken seriously, e.g. due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary)
  3. wit, humour
  4. point, purpose (the central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile)

Etymology

From Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.

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