Where does “wetsteen” come from?

wetsteen (Dutch) comes from Dutch steen, from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

wetsteen (Dutch): a whetstone

Definitions

  1. a whetstone

Ancestry of “wetsteen”, step by step

wetsteen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteenstone
2Middle Dutchstêenstone
3Old Dutchstēnstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch wetten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwettenTo whet, hone or rub on with something for the...
2Middle Dutchwetten—
3Old Dutchwetten—
4Proto-West Germanichwattjanto sharpen, whet
5Proto-Germanichwatjanąto sharpen; whet; to instigate; incite
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →