Where does “samhällsvetare” come from?

samhällsvetare (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.

samhällsvetare (Swedish): social scientist

Definitions

  1. social scientist

Ancestry of “samhällsvetare”, step by step

samhällsvetare 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 samhälle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsamhällea society; a long-standing group of people...
2Old Norsesamheldi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →