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Where does “klimaatwet” come from?

klimaatwet (Dutch) comes from Dutch wet, from Middle Dutch wet, from Old Dutch witat, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.

klimaatwet (Dutch): law regulating aspects of climate policy, often a...

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  1. law regulating aspects of climate policy, often a...

Ancestry of “klimaatwet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwetlaw
2Middle Dutchwet—
3Old Dutchwitat—
4Proto-Germanicwitōþąlaw; what is known or observed
5Proto-Germanicwitōdazpast participle of *witōną
6Proto-Germanicwitōnąto know; to destine
7Proto-Germanicwitanąto know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
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