witt

== Low German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): (original Low Prussian) /vit/, (irregular) /vɪt/ === Adjective === witt (German Low German) (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) white (Low Prussian, by extension) clean ==== Declension ==== === References === == Middle English == === Pronoun === witt alternative form of wit == Old English == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /witt/, [wit] Rhymes: -itt === Noun === witt n (nominative plural witt) mind, understanding, sense, sanity ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ġewitt witlēas wittiġ witegan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wytEnglish: witYola: wut == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt. === Adjective === witt white ==== Derived terms ====