vett
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible and civilized way also including the ability to take responsibility for one's actions; common sense; basic intelligence
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse vit (wit, sanity, we two).
Origin
Old Norse
vit
Gloss
wit, sanity, we two
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwit English
- bewit English
- dickwit English
- dimwit English
- dullwit English
- forewit English
- fuckwit English
- inwit English
- lackwit English
- nitwit English
- numbwit English
- outwit English
- overwit English
- puzzlewit English
- quick-witted English
- shitwit English
- thickwit English
- underwit English
- unwit English
- wantwit English
- wit English
- witcraft English
- witful English
- witless English
- witling English
- witness English
- witsome English
- witted English
- witteth English
- wittol English
- witty English
- witwanton English
- witworm English
- Antiwitz German
- Insiderwitz German
- Treppenwitz German
- Witz German
- Witzbold German
- witzig German
- vicc Hungarian
- vett Norwegian Bokmål
- vits Norwegian Bokmål
- *wit Proto-Germanic
- *witją Proto-Germanic
- folk Swedish
- folkvett Swedish
- vits Swedish
- vett Norwegian Nynorsk
- vits Norwegian Nynorsk
- gewitt Old English
- witleas Old English
- witnes Old English
- witt Old English
- wittig Old English
- wit Middle English
- vit Old Norse
- vizkr Old Norse
- víðr Old Norse
- vanvid Danish
- vid Danish
- vits Danish
- виц Serbo-Croatian
- hyggjuvit Icelandic
- mannvit Icelandic
- vit Icelandic
- vitlaus Icelandic
- við Icelandic
- виц Bulgarian
- witz Middle High German
- *𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 Gothic
- 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 Gothic
- 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *witi gmw-pro
- виц Macedonian
- vet Westrobothnian
- wįð Elfdalian