Where does “væsen” come from?

væsen (Danish) comes from German wēsen, from Middle High German wësen, from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

væsen (Danish): creature; nature

Definitions

  1. creature; nature

Ancestry of “væsen”, step by step

væsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wēsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwēsencreature, being
2Middle High Germanwësen—
3Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Middle Low German wēsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwēsento be
2Old Saxonwesanto be
3Proto-Germanic*beuną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “væsen”

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