Where does “statsvetenskaplig” come from?

statsvetenskaplig (Swedish) comes from Swedish statsvetenskap, from Swedish vetenskap, from Afrikaans wetenskap, from Dutch wetenschap, from Dutch weten, from Middle Dutch wēten, from Old Dutch wītan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan — to see.

statsvetenskaplig (Swedish): political-science

Definitions

  1. political-science

Ancestry of “statsvetenskaplig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstatsvetenskappolitical science
2Swedishvetenskapscience, scholarly knowledge, scholarship; any...
3Afrikaanswetenskapscience
4Dutchwetenschapknowledge; science, scholarly knowledge,...
5Dutchwetento know; to remember; to be able to, to manage to
6Middle Dutchwētento know knowledge
7Old Dutchwītanto know
8Proto-West Germanicwītanto accuse, to blame
9Proto-Germanic*witaną
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
11Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Proto-Germanic *witaną
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