witt

See also: Witt

German Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with Danish hvid, Dutch wit, German weiß, Norwegian hvit, West Frisian wyt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɪt/

Adjective

witt

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

Declension


Middle English

Pronoun

witt

  1. Alternative form of wit

References


Old English

Alternative forms

  • ƿitt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *witą, 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

  • IPA(key): /witt/

Noun

witt n (nominative plural witt)

  1. mind, understanding, sense, sanity

Derived terms

Descendants

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