Etymology

witting

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Old Norse vitand
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witting · noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromvitand
  2. English todaywitting

Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.

witting · adjective, verb2

Participle adjective of wit.

Witting · proper noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromWitting
  2. English todayWitting

Borrowed from German Witting. It could also be a variant of Whiting.

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