Witz

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See also: witz and -witz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know).

Cognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɪt͡s/
  • (file)

Noun

Witz m (strong, genitive Witzes, plural Witze, diminutive Witzchen n)

  1. wit
  2. joke
    Synonym: Scherz
    über einen Witz lachen
    to laugh at a joke
  3. humour

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Related terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: виц (vic)
  • Danish: vits
  • Finnish: vitsi
  • Hungarian: vicc
  • Low German: Witz
  • Macedonian: виц (vic)
  • Norwegian: vits
  • Saterland Frisian: Wits
  • Serbo-Croatian: vic
  • Polish: wic
  • Silesian: wic
  • Slovene: vic
  • Swedish: vits
  • Ukrainian: віц (vic)

See also

Further reading

  • Witz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Witz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Witz” in Duden online
  • Witz” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Witz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German witze, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją.

Pronunciation

Noun

Witz m (plural Witz)

  1. wit
  2. joke

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German witze, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją.

Cognate with German Witz, English wit, Dutch wit, Icelandic vit.

Pronunciation

Noun

Witz m (plural Witzer)

  1. joke