Where does “weet” come from?

weet (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch weten, from Middle Dutch wēten, from Old Dutch wītan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

weet (Afrikaans): to know; to be aware of

Definitions

  1. to know; to be aware of

Ancestry of “weet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwetento know; to remember; to be able to, to manage to
2Middle Dutchwētento know knowledge
3Old Dutchwītanto know
4Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
5Proto-Germanic*witaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →