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Witt

Witt

See also: witt

English

Proper noun

Witt

  1. A surname​.

witt

witt

See also: Witt

German Low German

Etymology

Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- ‎(“to shine”). 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

Old English

Noun

witt n ‎(nominative plural witt)

  1. mind, understanding, sense, sanity

Descendants

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): /wɪtː/

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