Where does “weeten” come from?

weeten (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

weeten (Plautdietsch): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “weeten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwētento know (knowledge)
2Old Saxonwitanto know; to reproach, to blame
3Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “weeten”

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