Where does “vetande” come from?
vetande (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.
vetande (Swedish): present participle of veta
Definitions
- present participle of veta
Ancestry of “vetande”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | veta | to know; to be certain about, to have knowledge... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vita | to know; to prove; to accuse |
| 3 | Old Norse | víta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “vetande”