wite

wite · verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wītaną
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wītan
3. Old English · inherited fromwītan“to look, behold, see, guard, keep, impute or ascribe to, accuse, reproach, blame”
4. Middle English · inherited fromwīten“to accuse, reproach, punish, suspect”
5. English todaywite

From Middle English wīten (“to accuse, reproach, punish, suspect”), Old English wītan (“to look, behold, see, guard, keep, impute or ascribe to, accuse, reproach, blame”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītan, from Proto-Germanic *wītaną. Connected to Old English wīte, see below.

wite · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weyd-“to see, find, behold”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wītiją
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wītī
4. Old English · inherited fromwīte“punishment, pain, torment”
5. Middle English · inherited fromwite“guilt, blameworthiness, blame, wrongdoing, misdeed, offense, punishment, retribution, fine, bote, customary rent”
6. English todaywite

From Middle English wite (“guilt, blameworthiness, blame, wrongdoing, misdeed, offense, punishment, retribution, fine, bote, customary rent”), from Old English wīte (“punishment, pain, torment”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītī, from Proto-Germanic *wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, find, behold”).

wite · verb³

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weyd-“to see, find, behold”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wītaną
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wītan
4. Old English · inherited fromwītan“to see, accuse, go, depart”
5. Middle English · inherited fromwiten
6. English todaywite

From Middle English witen, from Old English wītan (“to see, accuse, go, depart”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītan, from Proto-Germanic *wītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, find, behold”).

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