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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

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—
10Germankitt—
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,...
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