Where does “Votulast” come from?

Votulast (Dutch) comes from Dutch tuinwijk, from Dutch wijk, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją — to see.

Ancestry of “Votulast”, step by step

Votulast traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tuinwijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuinwijka mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model
2Dutchwijkneighborhood; district
3Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
4Germanwitzjoke
5Middle High Germanwitz
6Old High Germanwizzi
7Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
8Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
9Proto-Germanic*witaną
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
11Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Dutch Staatsliedenkwartier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchStaatsliedenkwartier
2Dutchstaatsmanstatesman
3Dutchstaatstate, condition; state; table, list, chart
4Middle Dutchstaetinflection of stâen: ## third-person singular...
5Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
6Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
7Latinstōto stand
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via Dutch Vogelenwijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVogelenwijk
2Dutchvogelbird, any member of the class Aves; gaai, a...
3Middle Dutchvōgelbird
4Old Dutchfogalbird
5Proto-West Germanicfuglbird
6Proto-Germanicfuglazbird
7Proto-Germanicfluglaz
8Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
10Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-