Where does “wijten” come from?

wijten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch witen, 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.

wijten (Dutch): to blame

Definitions

  1. to blame

Ancestry of “wijten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwitento blame, to hold accountable; to cause harm
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 “wijten”

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