English

keen-witted

From keen + witted.

A compound of keen + witted

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to know’

Proto-Germanic *kōniz ‘knowledgeable, skilful, experienced, clever,…’

Old English cēne ‘keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful’

Middle English kene ‘bold, brave, sharp’

English keen

Middle English witted

Today it means

adj Quickwitted.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / keen-witted