Where does “afweten” come from?

afweten (Dutch) 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.

afweten (Dutch): to be knowledgeable

Definitions

  1. to be knowledgeable

Ancestry of “afweten”, step by step

afweten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch weten

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

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →