Where does “wetenswaardig” come from?

wetenswaardig (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.

wetenswaardig (Dutch): good to know, worth knowing

Definitions

  1. good to know, worth knowing

Ancestry of “wetenswaardig”, 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 “wetenswaardig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →
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