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witt

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German Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt.

Cognate with Danish hvid, Dutch wit, German weiß, Norwegian hvit, West Frisian wyt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (original Low Prussian) /vit/[1], (irregular) /vɪt/

Adjective

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witt

  1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) white
  2. (Low Prussian, by extension) clean

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Walther Ziesemer: Die ostpreussischen Mundarten: Proben und Darstellung, Breslau, 1924.

Middle English

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Pronoun

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witt

  1. Alternative form of wit

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know).

Cognate with Old Frisian wit, Old Saxon wit, Old High German wizzi (whence German Witz), Old Norse vit (whence Swedish vett). Compare witan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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witt n (nominative plural witt)

  1. mind, understanding, sense, sanity

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative witt witt
accusative witt witt
genitive wittes witta
dative witte wittum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wyt
    • English: wit
    • Yola: wut

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt.

Adjective

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witt

  1. white