Where does “weet” come from?
weet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch witut, from Proto-West Germanic *witōþ, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną, from Proto-Germanic witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
weet (Middle Dutch): first/third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “weet”, step by step
weet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch witut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | witut | rule, law |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *witōþ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Old Dutch weit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | weit | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
via Old Dutch witat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | witat | — |