Where does “geweten” come from?
geweten (Dutch) comes from Middle Low German gewēten, from Old Saxon giwitan, from Old Saxon gi-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
geweten (Dutch): conscience
Definitions
- conscience
Ancestry of “geweten”, step by step
geweten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German gewēten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | gewēten | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | giwitan | to go, to leave; to depart, to die |
| 3 | Old Saxon | gi- | Used for forming the past participle; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Gewissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gewissen | conscience |