Where does “bewustmaken” come from?

bewustmaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch maken, from Middle Dutch māken, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

bewustmaken (Dutch): to conscientize, to make aware

Definitions

  1. to conscientize, to make aware

Ancestry of “bewustmaken”, step by step

bewustmaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Dutch bewust

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