Where does “wet” come from?
wet (Araki) comes from Bislama wet, from English wet, from Middle English wet, from Middle English weten, from Old English wǣtan, from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.
wet (Araki): wet
Ancestry of “wet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bislama | wet | wet |
| 2 | English | wet | Made up of liquid or moisture, usually water; Of... |
| 3 | Middle English | wet | wet, watery; wet, rainy; liquid, fluid |
| 4 | Middle English | weten | to wet |
| 5 | Old English | wǣtan | to wet, moisten, water |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wētijaną | to wet; make wet |
| 7 | Indo-European | *wed- | — |