wita

Old English

noun

Definitions

wise man, adviser, counsellor

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *witijô.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*witijô

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*witijô Proto-Germanic
larwita Old English
leodwita Old English
lār Old English
lēod Old English
uþwita Old English
æwita Old English
ǣ Old English
*witan gmw-pro
witte Western Frisian
wita Old Frisian