Where does “getuigen” come from?

getuigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch Schrift, from Middle Dutch scrift, from Old Dutch skrifti, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

getuigen (Dutch): to testify, bear witness, give testimony, especially in court

Definitions

  1. to testify, bear witness, give testimony, especially in court

Ancestry of “getuigen”, step by step

getuigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Schrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchriftscript
2Middle Dutchscrift
3Old Dutchskrifti
4Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Middle Dutch getugen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgetugento bear witness
2Old Dutchgitiugon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-
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