Where does “vedieť” come from?

vedieť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vedieť (Slovak): to know; can, be able to

Definitions

  1. to know; can, be able to

Ancestry of “vedieť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →