Etymology

Dewitt

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Today it means: To lynch. Full definition →

Dutch de Witt
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromde Witt
  2. English todayDewitt

From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.

Words from the same roots

Dutchde Witt all →

De WittDueitt

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