Where does “weten” come from?
weten (Dutch) comes 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.
weten (Dutch): to know; to remember; to be able to, to manage to
Definitions
- to know; to remember; to be able to, to manage to
Ancestry of “weten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wēten | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wītan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wītan | to accuse, to blame |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “weten”