Where does “bewustheid” come from?

bewustheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch bewust, from German bewusst, from German bewissen.

bewustheid (Dutch): consciousness

Definitions

  1. consciousness

Ancestry of “bewustheid”, step by step

bewustheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bewust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewustconscious, aware; deliberate; in question, very
2Germanbewusstconscious, aware; intentional
3Germanbewissen—

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from German bewissen →Every word from German bewusst →Every word from Dutch bewust →