veta

Swedish

/veːta/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to know; to be certain about, to have knowledge or (correct) information about

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish vita inherited from Old Norse vita (know) inherited from Proto-Germanic *witaną (know, wit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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