Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/witi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *witją.

Noun

*witi n

knowledge
reason, sense, understanding
wit

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*witi
Genitive	*wittjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*witi	*wittju
Accusative	*witi	*wittju
Genitive	*wittjas	*wittjō
Dative	*wittjē	*wittjum
Instrumental	*wittju	*wittjum

Related terms

*witan
*wit
*witēn

Descendants

Old English: witt
- Middle English: witt, witte, wit, wyt
  - Scots: quyt, wit, wyt
  - English: wit
Old Frisian: witt, wit
Old Saxon: *witt, *wit (in compounds)
- Middle Low German: wit, wite, wete
  - German Low German: Weet
Old Dutch: *witti
- Middle Dutch: witte, wit, wet
  - Dutch: wit
Old High German: wizzi
- Middle High German: witze
  - German: Witz
    - → Finnish: vitsi
    - → German Low German: Witz
    - → Saterland Frisian: Wits
  - Luxembourgish: Witz
  - Yiddish: וויץ‎ (vits)