Where does “gewetenloos” come from?

gewetenloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch geweten, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gewetenloos (Dutch): without a conscience; not minding one's...

Definitions

  1. without a conscience; not minding one's...

Ancestry of “gewetenloos”, step by step

gewetenloos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch geweten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgewetenconscience
2Middle Low Germangewēten
3Old Saxongiwitanto go, to leave; to depart, to die
4Old Saxongi-Used for forming the past participle; Forms...
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Dutch loos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloosblank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic
2Middle Dutchloos
3Old Dutchlōsdeceitful, malicious, false
4Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
5Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz