weetgierig
Dutch (Brabantic)
adj
Definitions
- inquisitive, curious eager and desireful of learning and knowing
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish weten (know) + Dutch, Flemish gierig (greedy, cheap, stingy).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
gierig
Gloss
greedy, cheap, stingy
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
安, 廉
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afweten Dutch, Flemish
- bischierig Dutch, Flemish
- geweten Dutch, Flemish
- gier Dutch, Flemish
- gierig Dutch, Flemish
- gierigaard Dutch, Flemish
- gierigheid Dutch, Flemish
- medeweten Dutch, Flemish
- nieuwsgierig Dutch, Flemish
- twistgierig Dutch, Flemish
- weten Dutch, Flemish
- wetenschap Dutch, Flemish
- wetenswaardigheid Dutch, Flemish
- weten Middle Dutch
- wēten Middle Dutch
- weet Afrikaans