*wet

Runic: ᚹᛖᛏ Pronunciation: /ˈwet/

pronoun

Meanings

we two

Etymology

According to (Ringe 2017), from Proto-Indo-European *wé-dwo. Ringe, in turn, cites (Cowgill 1985b: 15-16 with references). Cf. Lithuanian vèdu.

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Descendants

  • *wit (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wit (Old Saxon)
  • *wit (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wit (Old English)
      • wit (Middle English)
  • *wit (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wit (Old Frisian)
      • wat (North Frisian)
  • vit (Old Norse)
    • wįð (Elfdalian)
    • vit (Faroese)
    • við (Icelandic)
    • vit (Old Swedish)
  • vit (Old Norse)
    • mið (Middle Norwegian)
      • mæð (Jamtish)
      • me, mid, mið (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • mit (Old Norse)
    • wįð (Elfdalian)
    • vit (Faroese)
    • við (Icelandic)
    • vit (Old Swedish)
  • mit (Old Norse)
    • mið (Middle Norwegian)
      • mæð (Jamtish)
      • me, mid, mið (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • 𐍅𐌹𐍄 (wit) (Gothic)

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