Where does “wetenswaardigheid” come from?

wetenswaardigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch wetenswaardig, 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.

wetenswaardigheid (Dutch): interesting piece of information

Definitions

  1. interesting piece of information

Ancestry of “wetenswaardigheid”, step by step

wetenswaardigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wetenswaardig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwetenswaardiggood to know, worth knowing
2Dutchwetento know; to remember; to be able to, to manage to
3Middle Dutchwētento know knowledge
4Old Dutchwītanto know
5Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
6Proto-Germanic*witaną
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Proto-Germanic *witaną