Where does “filmvetare” come from?

filmvetare (Swedish) comes from Swedish veta, from Old Swedish vita, from Old Norse víta, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

filmvetare (Swedish): scholar in film studies

Definitions

  1. scholar in film studies

Ancestry of “filmvetare”, step by step

filmvetare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish veta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvetato know; to be certain about, to have knowledge...
2Old Swedishvitato know; to prove; to accuse
3Old Norsevítato know
4Proto-Germanic*witaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Swedish film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfilmfilm; a thin layer; film; medium used to capture...
2Swedishhistoriahistory; A story, plot; A joke or anecdote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →