Witz

German (Berlin)

/vɪt͡s/

noun
Definitions
  • wit
  • joke
  • humour

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German witz inherited from Old High German wizzi inherited from *witi inherited from Proto-Germanic *witją (knowledge, reason, mind, wit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at), *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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