See also: Witt

German Low German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt.

Cognate with Danish hvid, Dutch wit, German weiß, Norwegian hvit, West Frisian wyt.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

witt

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

Declension edit

Middle English edit

Pronoun edit

witt

  1. Alternative form of wit

Old English edit

Etymology edit

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.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

witt n (nominative plural witt)

  1. mind, understanding, sense, sanity

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wyt
    • English: wit
    • Yola: wut

Plautdietsch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt.

Adjective edit

witt

  1. white