Where does “wout” come from?

wout (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wout, from Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

wout (Dutch): police officer

Definitions

  1. police officer

Ancestry of “wout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwoutforest
2Old Dutchwaltforest, wood
3Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →
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