Where does “wetstoepasser” come from?
wetstoepasser (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans wet, from Dutch wet, from Middle Dutch wet, from Old Dutch witat, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną — to see.
wetstoepasser (Afrikaans): law enforcer
Definitions
- law enforcer
Ancestry of “wetstoepasser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | wet | law |
| 2 | Dutch | wet | law |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wet | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | witat | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |