Where does “wetenskap” come from?

wetenskap (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wetenschap, 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.

wetenskap (Afrikaans): science

Definitions

  1. science

Ancestry of “wetenskap”, step by step

wetenskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wetenschap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwetenschapknowledge; science, scholarly knowledge,...
2Dutchwetento know; to remember; to be able to, to manage to
3Middle Dutchwētento know knowledge
4Old Dutchwītanto know
5Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
6Proto-Germanic*witaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Low German weten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanwetento know; to be aware of
2Middle Low Germanwētento know (knowledge)
3Old Saxonwitanto know; to reproach, to blame

Words derived from “wetenskap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →