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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *witją.
Noun
*witi n
- knowledge
- reason, sense, understanding
- wit
Inflection
| Neuter ja-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*witi
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| Genitive
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*wittjas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*witi
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*wittju
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| Accusative
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*witi
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*wittju
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| Genitive
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*wittjas
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*wittjō
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| Dative
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*wittjē
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*wittjum
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| Instrumental
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*wittju
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*wittjum
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Descendants
- Old English: witt
- Old Frisian: witt, wit
- Old Saxon: *witt, *wit (in compounds)
- Old Dutch: witti
- Old High German: wizzi
- Middle High German: witze
- German: Witz
- → Bulgarian: виц (vic)
- → Danish: vits
- → Finnish: vitsi
- → Hungarian: vicc
- → Low German: Witz
- → Macedonian: виц (vic)
- → Norwegian: vits
- → Saterland Frisian: Wits
- → Serbo-Croatian: vic
- → Polish: wic
- → Silesian: wic
- → Slovene: vic
- → Swedish: vits
- → Ukrainian: віц (vic)
- Hunsrik: Witz
- Luxembourgish: Witz
- Yiddish: וויץ (vits)