Where does “wese” come from?

wese (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wezen, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

wese (Afrikaans): being; creature; essence

Definitions

  1. being; creature; essence

Ancestry of “wese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwezenA being, creature; system, sector, institution;...
2Middle Dutchwēsento be
3Old Dutchwesanto be
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “wese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →
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