Where does “perkenwet” come from?

perkenwet (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.

perkenwet (Dutch): area law, Kepler's second law

Definitions

  1. area law, Kepler's second law

Ancestry of “perkenwet”, step by step

perkenwet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wet

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

via Dutch perk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchperka delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed
2Middle Dutchperc—
3Old Dutchperk—
4Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
5Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic witaną →