Where does “ovetande” come from?

ovetande (Swedish) comes from Swedish vetande, 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.

ovetande (Swedish): not having knowledge (of something); unaware, unknowing, oblivious, ignorant

Definitions

  1. not having knowledge (of something); unaware, unknowing, oblivious, ignorant

Ancestry of “ovetande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvetandepresent participle of veta
2Swedishvetato know; to be certain about, to have knowledge...
3Old Swedishvitato know; to prove; to accuse
4Old Norsevítato know
5Proto-Germanic*witaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →