whit

English

/wɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wiȝt inherited from Old English wiht (person, being, creature, whit, thing, something, anything, wight, human being, weight) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wihtą (thing, creature) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wekti- (cause, thing, sake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wekti-

Gloss

cause, thing, sake

Concept
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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

酎

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