Etymology

wot

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Today it means: To know (a fact). Full definition →

Middle English woten ← Old English weotan
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wot · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromweotan
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwoten
  3. English todaywot

From Middle English woten, from Old English weotan. An extension of the present-tense form of wit (verb) to apply to all forms.

wot · verb2

  1. Old English · derived fromwitan
  2. English todaywot

From wit, in return from Old English witan.

wot · interjection, pronoun3

Representing pronunciation.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishweotan all →

wit

Old Englishwitan all →

witewistwitan

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