witter

witter · adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weyd-“to know”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*witraz“knowing”
3. Old Norse · derived fromvitr“wise, knowing”
4. North Germanic · derived from
5. Middle English · derived fromwitter
6. English todaywitter

From Middle English witter, witer, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitr (“wise, knowing”), from Proto-Germanic *witraz (“knowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.

witter · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weyd-“to know”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*witrōną“to make wise”
3. Old Norse · derived fromvitra“to make wise, make sure”
4. North Germanic · derived from
5. Middle English · derived fromwitteren
6. English todaywitter

From Middle English witteren, witeren, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitra (“to make wise, make sure”), from Proto-Germanic *witrōną (“to make wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitra (“to make wise, make certain”), Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.

Witter · proper noun³

1. Middle English · derived fromwhitere“a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher”
2. Middle English · inherited fromWitere
3. English todayWitter

From Middle English Witere, Wytere, Whittere, Whytere (surname), from Middle English whitere (“a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher”), equivalent to white + -er.

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