English
thickwit
From thick + wit.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover’
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Proto-Germanic *þekuz ‘thick’
Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī ‘thick’
Old English þicce ‘thick’
Middle English thikke ‘thick’
English thick
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Proto-Germanic *witją ‘knowledge’
Proto-West Germanic *witi ‘knowledge’
Old English witt ‘mind, sanity, sense, understanding’
Middle English wit ‘mind, sanity’
English wit
Today it means
noun A stupid person.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “thickwit”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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