Where does “kotoigi” come from?

kotoigi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch getuige, from Middle Dutch getuge, from Middle Dutch getugen, from Old Dutch gitiugon.

kotoigi (Sranan Tongo): to witness; witness

Definitions

  1. to witness; witness

Ancestry of “kotoigi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgetuigewitness; as shown by, judging by, witness
2Middle Dutchgetuge—
3Middle Dutchgetugento bear witness
4Old Dutchgitiugon—
Every word from Old Dutch gitiugon →Every word from Middle Dutch getugen →Every word from Middle Dutch getuge →