Where does “alleswetend” come from?

alleswetend (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.

alleswetend (Dutch): all-knowing

Definitions

  1. all-knowing

Ancestry of “alleswetend”, step by step

alleswetend 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 alles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchallesEverything
2Middle Dutchallesmasculine/neuter genitive singular of al
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →
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