Where does “onwettigheid” come from?
onwettigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch onwettig, from Dutch wettig, from Dutch wet, from Middle Dutch wet, from Old Dutch witat, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną — to see.
onwettigheid (Dutch): unlawfulness, illegality
Ancestry of “onwettigheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | onwettig | unlawful, illegal; illegitimate |
| 2 | Dutch | wettig | lawful, legal |
| 3 | Dutch | wet | law |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wet | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | witat | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |