Where does “wetenschap” come from?

wetenschap (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.

wetenschap (Dutch): knowledge; science, scholarly knowledge,...

Definitions

  1. knowledge; science, scholarly knowledge,...

Ancestry of “wetenschap”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wetenschap

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-