Where does “onweetent” come from?
onweetent (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch weetent, from Plautdietsch weeten, from Middle Low German wēten, from Old Saxon witan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
onweetent (Plautdietsch): unknowing, unaware
Definitions
- unknowing, unaware
Ancestry of “onweetent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | weetent | — |
| 2 | Plautdietsch | weeten | to know |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wēten | to know (knowledge) |
| 4 | Old Saxon | witan | to know; to reproach, to blame |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wītan | to accuse, to blame |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |