Where does “weetgierig” come from?

weetgierig (Dutch) comes from Dutch weten, from Middle Dutch wēten, from Old Dutch wītan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

weetgierig (Dutch): inquisitive, curious eager and desireful of learning and knowing

Definitions

  1. inquisitive, curious eager and desireful of learning and knowing

Ancestry of “weetgierig”, step by step

weetgierig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch weten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwetento know; to remember; to be able to, to manage to
2Middle Dutchwētento know knowledge
3Old Dutchwītanto know
4Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
5Proto-Germanic*witaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Dutch gierig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgierigstingy, miserly, covetous
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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