Old English wit

← Old English wē (mention)

← North Frisian wat (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *wet (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *wit (inherited)

← Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐍄 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *wed- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *wey- (mention)

← Lithuanian vèdu (cognate)

← Old Norse vit (cognate)

→ Old English wita (mention)

→ Old English witword (compound)

→ Middle English wit (inherited)

→ Middle English unk (mention)

→ Middle English unker (mention)

→ Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐍄 (cognate)

→ Old Norse vit (cognate)