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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Ancestry of “klimaatwet”, step by step
klimaatwet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wet | law |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wet | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | witat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Dutch klimaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klimaat | climate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | climaet | — |
| 3 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 4 | Old French | climat | — |
| 5 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |