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

  1. to know; to remember; to be able to, to manage to

Ancestry of “weten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwētento know knowledge
2Old Dutchwītanto know
3Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
4Proto-Germanic*witaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “weten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Proto-Germanic *witaną